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Case Law[1990] TZHC 474Tanzania

Leonard Miguma vs Bonifas Mgasha ((PC) Civil Appeal No. 127 of 1989) [1990] TZHC 474 (9 November 1990)

High Court of Tanzania

Judgment

Df TEE II!GH COURT OF 'l';JJZ!JU/ .. 1.T MWiJ.iZA lJ'PE!.,L,:TE JUR!S'.DI CTI OH (PC) CIVIL L.PPE!.L Ho.·127 OF 1989 ; {FroJn the decision of the Distric·t Co1.:.T·t of Bukoba Dis-'iiric•i; n:c 11.lkoba in Civil Appeal. no.22 of 1987 ... _:Beforo J .--Ka t,lo ?.1ufungo;:!I;sq., :Ois·rict Ha.gistrate D.® Original Katerero Primary Court Civil Case No.17 of 1987) ··· LEONiJlD MIGUJ\liAo o o o • c • o, •" o o • •· o;, o ~ o., •. ,. o o o o o • • • • ♦ o Joo o o o o • , . ., • .J..PP::ct..LiJ.JT ,VERSUS. 130NIFJ.S MGIHI ••• 0. 0 •• 0 ••• 0 0' •• 0 ...... I •••••••• 0 ••••••• 0 •••• 4RESPOHDENT MilllYE.RA,9 . J ~ 1 • The appellant was the plai,:rd?f before t:ie Prina.ry Coi.:r•i;• He sued ·the responclent 9 then the Village 0::2,h'illan, for recovery of his :forest or rasi t·u. I·b was his case that 1Lon ·:;: ,.c respondent was his illa.ge cl.::.airma.11 In his· dofcnce ·i;he responden..,c s'i;a,·;;ed ho was ecuting the d.ocision of the Vil Government. In any oase ->.ere was an e2,rlier clispu-e over this S3..il1G forest but -'i;he appellt:1.nt lost. The trial 001..u-JG fov..ncl the o.ppollnnt• s / claim baseless ancl disnisr;ccl t;.!..e s,:d/:;. !Ie unsuccessfully c1.ppc;:,lccl to the Dlistrict Court, lie -appealed fur·thcr to this Cou.rt 0 t have .scrutinised the rccorcls and like -tho lower co·c-:_:r-i:is, find the <J.ppeal ground.loss a.ncl cismiss H with costs •. ' .1:· • ~lYER.L. 1"i1 I• ' f, JUDGE.

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