Damas Kilugala vs Vitais Kazuro (PC Civil Appeal No. 167 of 1989) [1990] TZHC 506 (17 October 1990)

.... IN THE ·HIGH CuURT -OF ThNZriNii, • .;..T MWl\NZA (PC) CI VII, APPEt\L Nu. 167 UF 1989 (FrJm th,.: i,>cisL:,,n uf thE: District C.)u,t: .,f Uk.,-W3 .-:,t Nansio, in Civil A>tkc,11 N,). 13 ,sf i989.: B,·f.)r(= ~~ s Kirifcm{ Esq •. DistriGt .Magistrate). · : : • ,.;. •.• • ~ • J • ••••••••••• ... ~.•••o.o•• A.i?PE:I,fo1.NT V.-::rs\is -.. . . • • • • • • • • • • 0 ••••• - ...... . . ; : : . ·. ~ . RES;F0NDJ::mT .: ... ;• JU:::>GhENT •• .J,· ••• J SEKULE, -J•. ., : ,; Th-::, .:ip~; .. :lL.nt w-.,s the pl.:.1intiff in a S\ll/t he h3i institut,-'I :13-:.:Lst ,, : ; :•1.. • , • :..1.:; I • the .r-':-s,)cn-· 1 -;;;pt -:m'i;• tweJ ::;0fh,.?r · pe.,pl "-- in the Bukirr:l.i-i •t'r-:i:ma'ry CJurt Civil . Cc;1s1;;; i'Jo 13 .;;,f. 1989 • .:.1.1Eb tht--•s\uit -:thri __ d()i)elLint .. was cLiiming ··a-'·t)tl -. ·t..l. Jf Shs :5000/ 7 fr .. m· tht: r.t:s;J)n'.lrit ..ii h~~ c~-ieft:niants·~ · .'rhe. rs ,·;:.:,t-;,··) __ ::t. was ,he l_s-c ·1,d-::,.·t·nt':.;His tw:.) -J-it"!fl:':n;nt w1:::re !:itingti. Sungu· 1,,;Jicrs. '· ..... w.:;s that s;,.;me tifnt: .l:;>...1ck th"' r·e:s. ;on,:.;.J: Th bckrJni f the iuit . ··,>·' .- . . . . • . . ' . . . fishin•·: f:::ci-Liti:;2s wte: 1 stvl,£n-~ i-.·i tJ~~ p1:;:...pli:! fr:1,m :tl1t .:c;1..ipdl :in.tr'~ ":J '° • c • ' • •f I •• ' , • I . • • ., } ~ • • • :' .vill?iJ:., t,h,~;',::,;;:.i..,:·1,1.Lftit "<;i-as then vilLtgs:: ,ch.;1irm~nr, web:·;·sus2et-e·l t::., . . . . . . . . . - .- . . \ . . . •' ... h::1ve b..::L;:.:,ttV>l vG~·:i-n: 0 :thcit·:theft. · r1t)P.1;:e~tly, !;p<r~~S:.Jjriierl't ;;;1, rut";.t : 1 s<Jtisf:ict'..)ry c,;-.:.iμf,:ff?,ti'cri fc'.m .. th..:; vi1L1.0E, ·.uth·Jtfti·d; uf th·~··sus·:?..:ct .. -'. I • • .i ::' • o ) ~ o ... t;., • • • . ~ • • • '-<..:./" ' . • • :j ,;.. : : .., • I - ; : vill a;-2. , H-..:: .:;cc;.. r1ingl y r~·port,~1 tht m3tt<=r:, tc;: ,Sungu Su·ngu. rh0 3",?0.;:11_;;;- • tJ ,;, .;· • : ... • . . . w.:is th-.:\1 ciskv1 t:.) ... (!,,:>n\fene 'a rn'ic:,-.ting 0f -:1i.J," vi~J-:ig.ers.i . .Jni. ·rra·m(s :Jt -en .. sus~~--CC.:.'

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