Waziri Salehe vs Habiba Kondo (Civil Appeal No. 24 of 1990) [1990] TZHC 79 (4 October 1990)

IN TIIE EIGII CCOii'.T o:G1 'l'AUZ.i'JT.[ll. /T DAR ES Si:Uii..iJI CIVIL /iil'Ell.L no. 24 OF f990 versus rr.tillIBl.1. KOlf£.C I • Ct ,I. 6 O ~ e. -0 e fl. -e fJ O O o 'I 4, I:.• • 9> O·O "0 0 a, .0 COO p •• O. ,r, • •• Il.ESF01.'IDE:NT JTJ.DGMEHT I -:i c;rllito sure that in this pi-oh4'..to cause wh._..,_t troubled tho lcc(l rosi<.ont nr.{;'i.s·tL>r.te wa,s whci;thor to c.pply tJ:l.c lon o.s ho Lmc1.orstood it, whi,oh a:,pea;rod unec;r.:'i;·liable to hii1, or ,:hcJlihcr_ to o,pply cqui V• In the upshot ho c1.ecidod to lru1d up nidwcy thus ··cyoicli11c both weys. Uh ether his lanc1i11[;. tti.d-:- wcy was jusJliii'iacl in the circurasttcos of this on.so is what I will lr.rccly dwoll U1,on. \ \ \ \ It is qui to o1svious thd tb.is ir.:-.,':3 1', co.so of in•te:rprctc:tion of section \ . 100 and. 101 of Eviclcncc Act. Dut, bcio:uo I co into tho fo.ots of tho Cl.'.S0 it I is portincnt to rooi.ncl our sol vcs of 1'.. f oiT cm-dincl. princirles of interprct...--..tion of loe;i.sla.tiona. Tho first one is tlk--.t reitorr;tccl 1Jy w brother Sn;t-'m J· (n.s he th011 UM) in tho Caso of 'f#ljolo IC. J 1 1fzq,li Vt Ms),s; N,e, Cpn.lo.r.1ilo. 19CO T.L.R., a.t Pc'CC G4, WhOJ."o ho quotos ·ui·i;J,1 cpprovnl Lor(l Dlc.ok1Juru 1s obsea.tion i11 the Co.so ot Voftoh Mel Devon Rai.lwa.y Coflpl1e}V v,., ooq_onor. ( 1QQ4) 9 Co.sea No.4,00 c. pn,co 497• Th.tc "In oonstJ:tuoinc; Cc loc;islo.tion?, we ·oucM; not to put 0, construction on it -he· uoulcl work injus·ticc, or ovon ha.rd.ship, or. incovc11icr100, unless it is oloc.r thn.t such w tho intention of the loG"i'sln.turc 11 • That is the .firsJi; principlo. hncl t uoulJ. resi;cctifully Oild tho:t trmt is Ji;he -:·., rocson fo:r tho provision, by the 1£-JT 1 for tho rule lmo1-n1 ~ ·iilie ojusd.em rrencris rule, of intcrprctc.tion which j):roviu.os thc.t 1rhore r;cncro.l words i'ollcni a. list of sroaii'io ""'-½.inG"s, then i3'Clla:rcl uo:r<.'.s r:icy hc 1 L'1 n. liui tad sonso, ,:110 to inclm.lo onl.Y tb.il1e,-s of tile sor.w :i.11.cl. The scoo11Ll goncrru. nttcr to tcl;:c info cccount uh.en co11struine lccisl~ tion is this: T'ur-..t ·,. ; whctovcr oonsJi;rL10Ji.io11 the Court c;ivos to n. lcG2-sla.tiou, su.ch cmstruotioit r.1u.st ultin<'.tcly cii.t r:'i; socinc tha.t jus-~icc is dono. !Icro I tl<.V •• · .... . /2 j

,, ,, - 2 - do no 1Jcttcl' ·tl1c:.11 quote tho C:;i.oc oi ll_v~. Dz-icl. ( 1977) 67 Crirrl.nnl Jppcols n, 203, also qt,10-'.;ocl by 1:,robibolds 4th Cuf.1ul,:::ivo SuiiPlowcnt to 40th cui tion c.t PDoC 360, i1lloro it seys: "It hns loll[; boon one oi tho essential l'Oquirononts of our :zystc:1 of justice -'1;.hct i".; should 11,0· only ho. dono but thos.c who soc whc:t is (lone shoulcl respect vrhn.t is c.'l.ono r.nd unC::.orstr.ncl ·tlu-.t i-'11 is clone n.s a, r.1r/Gtor of justice r.nc.1.. for no o·thc:.:- xcl'..son n. After those prol-:ti.J."'l<.--..ry ror.mrks, I tliink it is tlocL I r.:,-o.vo out tho fno1s of this intcrcstinc probate Gnu.so. It is true, o.s tho lc.:-.rncc.1. rcsL'.on-t ;:1f.'.6istro.tc seys, tho.t tho "pro1n'.:k and o.(lninistration cnusc wa.s hotzy 0011-'Gostcd. u'i th o.t tiucs witi,csscs thrco.-'i;e1rl.11e cc.oh other with "juju'' should the vorclic-'G ~ one -r.rey or tho other. 11 Dut, ·::lio.t is not i..'il)ortr- .. nt. W'hc.t is inportc.2r'G ua.s: n.t the oml of tho dey- 1 on whoso side wo.s .justioo? On a, oa.roful .l'.'co.dine of the rcoo;t'(\ thoso soou to bo tho f'®ts of tho cc.so. bi].)p. lonclo, ·1;he rcs1onu.cnt in -:10 a,ppun,l is c very olc.1 lt"J4y. :-re- o tolc1 thn.t she· UM in foot, beinc cr.trioLl, in.;o the Court rooo. This old lo..cy is tho sister of the c.1.ccccsecl ohc .".-n who diccl 011 26 Octobor, 1909, tri thou-'G .- . ~ ~ ' . . . lo~ · n nill. In short he c.lioc. irrtesto.-'oo• Defore tho c.locoo.scd cliod, he hn.d four properties; o. house al.one cllcr.1 0!1or.1 street, lt-l"..[;·or.1cni atoa.; tho m,J)joct matter of -'Ghe probc:1;c CuU.SciJ c ~.'mi c- ... ~ end cnothcr house n.t Kiuclt\11.i. 11.lc ta.blo, on which .he clisplcyocl trμo morcli...".llc.1.iso to sell, vrc.s nt ]hgooeni U,.kot, Uo i-..rc tolc.l -'J:10 docoa.soc.l was o. pc'ttr -1.ra.c..lo thera. Jtcr his cloo.th, the children 0f ·lihe clocco.sod 1 who v.ro m0l1;{, so..t to c.1J.s-:- cμ.ss tho pro'bto issue, They. cll dcch:cc 1 • to appoint the [' .. ;.)lccl,-mt U.,zir,i ~.ch,c, .their onl.y 1)ro·~hor; to 1.:>c the ~ ~i .. :-.1i11.istrn.tor of tho csto..te of tho dcconscc:. their ln:lio fv;thor., So, tb.<.ly all c.::ice(.l th..·,/,.; the ai:Pollc.n:t :i1oulc. 1:k1.lto a c;oot, iJlVcn-bQifY\ ns it ircrc, of the tlcqc<'..sJc1 1 a :,.1roiicr. Sclcho Un,eiri 1 in ;.1cl~1e the inventory, inclm1..ocl the houoc, t110 subject Zl<'..ttcr of •l;;.rls onsc, 'n1n.t is when the ol<.1. lcAY, the responc.:ent, ·3-'.;ooc'.. L'.:i.1 Mll scitl th.:,,t, oi'tor all, thc.t house clic\ not bclonc; to the ci_cccnscd,., , '"' . It h, .. :.(.1. 1)olonGac1 to her. Sh.c; lT<'..s ·bhc .recl ownort she ~cued.. She -'wolC .. tho chil,c1rcn of the ci_oceMcc.l thnt ;;11c house coulcl, ant1. wcs, intlooci•· ii· the n.."'i.'ic

-3 a&l)lt'l1c--..tion she ropoatccl in Court l)o:coro X .. u RM. Thero ·i•Tc.s no d0ubt 't'Thc..·~ soovor tlmt cll the docUr:1011ts portcininc -'i;o tho house shmrc(l tho 11c..-:ic o:t oho SultC?-1 s the ownor,. EqUru.ly -110 s:io wc..s there 110 d.isputo thri.· tmothor hou.so n.t Kiwclw street Ho.95, ·i;::t c.t first hcil. "Jccn d,vcn to the clocoo.socl ua.s :'..rooln.ir.1cd by her £r1:i -ho s10 brother on 30/9/75. Cf com•sc, tho lccrnccl r.12,.:;istr"-tc has uoubtocl -ho l<,_i ty of this roolunation by tho rospont':.cnt, for in his jw131:1ont the lcnoc1 1:11:'..{;istrn;k scyos 1 'Thorc is <l. lot ,,f fl·rs in ·his (:oot1wc11-'.;. For nll intents t'.lt<l pur:1osos, it ooru.1ot he ol[;.Ss:c'iccl n.s a lcci:-..1 clocur:iont. I unc.lcr- stm1.c.l that it ney bo c, rcsL'.l".; of icnoronco. First of all, it oucI1t ~ be notocl thc.:'i; the house in question sinco 23rd March, 1954 coo.sod to bo tJ.u-.."i; of I'!.!JlIJJAa Tho house bclon:_js to the do- oocsccl Sli.LEilE SULTAH. It us Sii.LEUE, the c1-coca.sod 1 who should. have n.osicnccl the house 1JML: ·to IUJ3ID11., if o:t cll 1 the clocc-sod 1 .!l..:-..c1. :i.11to1.Clct.l to do so nnc.l Wt?. □ j_1l'oncnt c.t the time tho:t d.ocuncnt wcs lll'i ttcn, Scoomlly, "chc uisposi tion. show.cl lmvo boon by wey of o. "i;ro.nsfor deed., sicncc.'1. 1)J the pm-tics nnC. c..ttostocl b_y d. (lom.li aionor ot On.th., T'J1irc.1.J.Jr, -'i;i.10 Director of Lr.J.1t"'.e shoulcl hn.vc 001tsontccl to -ho cliaposi tion, nni: noccssn.ry entries mn.clc v..t tho land office, The ,loour.1ont, 117Ji.D1, cs i· □ trncls, is nothinc; 1:>ut o. wo.sto, •With no local consoquonoce Ii all. 0 This eccoml house hac.l no pro1Jlcr.1 r.:t all. T1.ac 0110 with problcu is -'i;hc one o.t M...i.c;oi:.1c1li. .. Now, uhct · c.lid the old. 12.C.\y, -ii:10 rosr,on,lct,· toll in Court_, a.bout "lihc houso, tho subj cot r.in;btcr of this Co? It ua.s -'ci.J.iss l .. I-In.bib~ -iiolC:. the Court thn:b she ::rc..s -'G110 ale.lest child, in tho f ni.7ily. Sic ucnt 011 to toll ·the CoUI't tha.t when r_;llc 'bcoanc of i.1cturi ty sho · c-ot ncc'l. to n. pcrso11 ccllcc.1.. Jill.IL DU?JL:·, D1TL'11- Tl1c;r s·lir..rtcc.l oohn.bi·anc. In the daJrae of -'i;:1.Cir stc tocothcr they built the ro ionscs. In fa.ct R--.,bi1.>c. c.clc1od thc.t she ia to one w!10 ;ir.Ll n.ppliccl fOJ.' the rlo·i;r; Oi.1 ullich they built ""c!J.o two houses. il.ftox tho two houses h['..(.l hcoT: buil·, they acrcccl (1)ctt·1oon ha:rsclf c.ml the husba11c1) th0t tho houso, now -'v!:-.,: su;jcc"i; nntter of ·i;his Cl'.so shoulc1 1?c in

• ,.· ... tho nnnc of ·li:1c uifc (II{l.bi1xi.). The '.1ouso li...').(.l imlccc.l l.>0011 1Juilt by·,::(pclrson . ~- cnllccl KClIDO ll{j]Ei'.,.'t JJ!-15 nt tho rcqi; 1s-'i; -:.ilC'.. instructions of IIo.bibn. hcrscli • •••••• /4 : .......

II'.J.011 -t!.lo 1:.ousc cot conpldec.l, I1.•,.,1Ji:x,., sc'.t uown nml xofloctod upon ·tho whole iclcc. of hr-.:vinc r.. house in her 112r.1c; r, house builJ.; f'ror:1 jointcfl!f"*1Ti·lil. ~ hU.sbo.nd. She f cl Ji; it uas w1wiso ·o :10:-\l"c tho houso rccistcrccl in her ncr,10. SJ.e thou,cM; r.1011 r.1·0 w9:vori11G• T'.;:cr· cr.:l1 cll1c;c aiml r.;t rot,r ·L.1c nnc1. divo:roo o.. wife. She ·tlwrcf:Jrc dccL'' .. cl ·o hr.,vc ·ho house rcr.,istcrcl';. in the nor.10 o:Z :1cr brother, J.;1'.c clecc:1001, who is tho fr..thcr ol -the cppcllr-.;.1t. Cnc otb.cr tlrl.11c; 1('10.u Ll.":'..(.1..o her L"..cci:'1.c to hrwc the house roc,is.,.;crcc.l in the 1110 of -tho brother or in soraa other I'Orso11 1 s nnl:lo, ucs thc.t the >.us:J[').l(.l JUU: .. DU1'1IA D1-T,'1;. himself l-tc.a n. ?JzP:?\YOiJQ., o. i.1."'.lt frow c distru.1J.; lancl. ·1E.l.is L1a.11 couhl, r..t oXW -'.;irlo, clccir.lo ·i;o co to his nn:i vc 1.:-J.'lf..".. nncl loi."l..VO hur wi -h not:1i11.c;. by tcld.nc,- o,11c,;y· uhr. .. tcvor they o ou1c.l own jointly. So, r.f·l.c:i.. -t.lic rcsponr.knt i:1.:.Clc tq her ;u.nc1. tlu:i-'i; iJti .rr..s unuiso to hc..vc -he house Given to )1cr rcc;is·l;c:r:ccl in hc:a: n.,;'Jc, she 1cciccLl -'i;o h<'..VG it roei,storoc1. ill the nt>.i-:10 of ·the n.p1)cllr.nt, r.s I sniL1.§ for soc wcy clmm 011 p{;'c 5 of the pro- ocotlinGs, she s['J7'sa- "I tllon took over -he. newly built 1:ouso- I "'tiolcl i.\Y brothers thc..t I would. wri to otu 10s·t born' s nr.:;.10 c..s th.a owner of tho house. It is 'KonC':.o 11..lclc uho 1JuiH tho hou.sc fo:r r.ic ••••••• lY' husbnnc1. unc:. I 11011t to Ally Xonc.:.o lrhozc ey nnr.1e was orc..scc1. c.s the ounor of th:-:-.· oll1. house. Sc,.1dir.1cs, ln;tor, r:u huo1J<'.,l.1c.l, c1i vorcccl no. I l'..l1c":. ;·.v,r cbild.ro11 toccthcr with r.w brothCJ:'a shiftccl to Uwcl •. n:L Louse encl stcycC:. there.• So, ·lib..,···.:b is the CJq::,lruic:-..tion s:Llc c;::-.Yc M to wlw :'i;:10 hot1.so is in tllo ll<.'"Ji1o of tho clcocr.soC., the f0thcr of the 0)lc11.nJG,. The r,)i)Ollnn.i.;, to son of Jlihc (."!.ccc ... ooc.1. 1 !iolc'.s o;,i -'i;o one thl.nc, M I soc it., Ile scys ot:,.0Jli c,s cJ.l tho docu:·.10nto c,7)0l..tt the house show ·t!J.n.t his f2;thcr un.s the owner, tho court r.1ust holt1 thc.-'ti the om1or of tho hot'!.oc io the c.loccn.scc:. <'Jl.C.l therefore, -'.;hc...,a -~ho house shoulc'.. c.lovolvc fo 'lrl::i n.s rich:!iful heir.

Ti..ioso ro:o the foots of -'i.il:c cc.:sc, c..s I soc then. li.s I poin"'tioc.: out earlier on, -~ll.c r.1%istrt'..to h0rc c,;__;:reod. that TI2.bih0 :)ttll t the house l'Jlt.'.. tht'..t the nr.r.10 of tho c., 1 ~•1cllcnt·r s fri.:thcr founc.l its wn;; there ai'J.;cr tho rospol1('..Cll1i h."1Cl a.{;rcoc.l to hr..vc it trr.,.--isforrcc,. tb.cxc- TJ.10 locrncc.1. tlr'.{,1.s·trr..to then conclw..lcc.:. th:>/G :r;,,_1,l)ibc'. nu.st 1x c.o·k,:;poc.".. frorJ c.lci-:iyin . .:;· -'.;ho 'fc.ct th:l'..t cilia trMsf 0:rroc.: the hou.so to tho c.loco0c<Kl i,or,·.1n.11ontly ~ The l,.cn.rnoc.l rcsic.,_cnt m.::,1.st-:" l'cte, for •c.,"':-:tl)lc, says t!J.is 1 011 1:-f'.C:,'C 5 of 2J.is jurl0:1011t, l'ir;b:t lJolou the PC.COJ

1 'IIoro clov2.stdinc thr/v~·rontkl's closol[',tc !L3EL 1 S o..ssortio11 011 tllo whole ;-.1Q.ttcr is -l-o :,:covisions of section 100 of tho Ta.nzc..nio.. Evi:.lcnoc lwt.. Tho loJ-r st,:,,tes ·cl:..'.'..t ullon tho terns o: c, oon-br['..ct, c;Tant o:r o-:;:n· (lisposi tion of :)roporty hn.vc 1)0011· ro(lucod. to n. f or,.1 ol n, ,"..ocu;.1ont, no ovi,lc,1cc of such c1..isposition is 2L'L."Jissi1)lc, o:oopt tho c1..oounont itself.or sccomlG.ry ovidonco of its contents in C['..Sos i;.1 u:.uoh seconc:.['Xy ovi:..:cmco is o..c.1nissi blo, In other worc'..s 1,ho:rc t.lJ.o:rc n.rc c.:d.s·bs, a.riy i:rthor ovic:anoc to su1)sti tutc for the cloounont, or to vary or c..ltor ito tcr:"Js or oontrc..c.lict it, is not nc.l"'.' i:ti.ssil.110 •. -1 T:1oro ncy, howevc1 he cc.,sos where ·r'.. uritton c1..oow:1cnt is i;,1 question v1hich c.'..I'o ;,10·[; uit:.1in tho rule ru1cl uioro orn1 cviC.onoo is [l.(lnissible. r:]10s0 ooooptions r.rc- oontcinccl in I section 101 of tho Thr:i.C .. cncc ,'.',Ct,_ Inst2J1cos, inclLtL1..cs_, uhorc thoro is frm.icl,. ir:iaorcli t;r or illoc;2,li ty, cltU'oss or r:dstc.ko u:1io!:-. ere 12.ckinc; in the inntwrli cr..so.. In tho oo..so of KITJ,.LJ?[J-I vs, IITCD!Ii. ( 1900) TLll. 11 309, it ll'Cl,S holll thd in [l.(.il-:U. ttinc cvic:cnco of orcl a.,:-,1•oc:.1cn·[; r'..s :co criy r.1r:.ttor on u.:1icli r.. clocuncn'ii is silent, tho oral cv.i..-cnco au.st 11ot be inconsis-knt with the tarns of the oontr['.CJii o:;i:)o:·:.ioc.l in tl10 (:oct.t.xnt i, o. it shoul(,_ no·h lJc such as woulC .. ptics o..s o..--;:prosscc:. i;1 --:o ;Tocr.10nt, ru.1c1. oblic;[',tions of tho In the oc,sc of FlSClil.J Jo --:c1-- IIL'v· VS ' 1 JTC'T'I" -•-··r----..., (196ri) T.TCD 1 · ' h 1 1 t' -' · ,j.G.i.'.L. ' .iJ. o l:.J.' -!',.i. .i.•.:).1..,,:J.;,j U .::.:. 11 , J."G W2.S C C l:.['.u un:lcr sto.i1<.lincs bctuco:.1 ·c:.,.c p,'Jl'tics ,.1Ust be inclucloLl within the wri·tten contr,'.',Ot, uho:ro c;,.1 c,::::rconcnt is roclnoccl to wri ttinc r.ncl o:.::ooutcc. by -cllor.16 11 / .,.., . , .. 1 .,, ' .J.. • • • ' 1 t jJU'ii cocs ·.;.J.c 2:W rC2,J., .. J vlC l:L~.1 lLm-m ·c1['., way 1 In the first rlncc, tho 1oc:;. 0 :..1oc.:. ,"Jo.,:_,i.strri,to tcl'..cs o:f a. oontr2.,0t· here between IL:-•..1Ji b.'.'.. t'nc1- t:.10 u.oouasccl 9 cr:· .. ci•c is 110 such con-'crxt w!1i0h would. shew us how t:J.1c wlw :-:!t'..l)i 1Jc:1 dovol voe~ her : .·ic.,:h·~ of ownership to the c.locoo..scc1. · All thn.t uo b.£wo hero is c:1c ric.1- ._,: __ ,;,.i.j::-.ncy Mel those other c1..octmonts which show th£'..t tb.c b.ousc oJ; tho Lnnd of::. ico is :roc;istcrcc'.. i:;.1 -;;110 nc.uo of tho dccca.sed., Ju11.. ['.,.::;.:,..inst thc.t~ Ifa~)ib ·, h.:-.ry c:;:plcinod 1 c.m.l ['J.loq_1,12.tcly so, to ,·.1y nincl, why -~ho house wo.s to be or is, i::. •::he ncr.10 ·of tho cloco.1scd. Surcl;;.r -~liis •..... /6

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• 6 - oral cvi-lcncc ;·,ms-t in tcr;:is ·of suc·ion 101 of Jchc Evi<cncc :.ci i)o MGoptocl . . to show tb.c.:'c tl:1.c: cll2.11co of 11r.-..r.1c · fro;;, her ~~c;Jo · -to·· the -- nr.."":'tc of ;,clio . cloc 0000<..":. ·vca not r.102..n- tc DO a. 2,orae:.nont ono. - Section 101 or tho Ev:i.Llcmco Ji.ct cctu( ..,_ be rcCJ.1 to inc+:t.tLlo -:1.c situ2..tion of Ec,1:i:)c, -:r.:icro 9 bccc"..uso s.'10 fol t it LU11Tioo, n.t. t>.n.t tine, -o ror;istor tho house in her mm no, shu roe:.'istoro,l it in tb.o numo of her Jro·l10r with cl.car i.rl.11-). ·tl.r-; this wn.s tor.1:,orn.ry. linr.l it is i.1;7 vi<J.r that avicloncc hc.Ll boon ltl to prove ·t].1tt :Zo.,et., I !':.f.l o:Z tho sottlo tlincl ·i;l1G·C section 10f o:Z the tfriL'..rncc Let~ :::1:0.u.c'.. ;c ro:::cl cjusllc1:.1 ,:oncris to inclmlo .-, Gi tuation st'!.Ol:. 2.s ·t;;:ds ono • Intlco<..l, whoro[',S I D,{;roo Jilic.t : ... ovitlcncc o..c.lclL1.cocl in c., c11so must not Jo inco11sistc11· ui·'l;l.: tho tcl'.'.ns of t::.o conti•2.0t ( vihicb. u.nfo:r·Ul1c"..teiy in tha OMO of bi be l(.,_ the (t-cccasecl is no'i:i ·hl1c10) tho lr.1-w provic1..cs t:::.at ,·· 0: c 011 trr,,.ct can be L'..Clclucccl "to prove M m;:istinc f2.0· r.:c thu ;_1oncnt ·cha contrr,,.ct wn.s 011-torctl into. Tl.1cro is this otllor fc10tor u:uc.:i il'Ollll.1, in i;\Y Lti.ncl, a.d.i:.l croclonc_c t,o ·l;ho . . ' tcstinony of II..:.biba thc.,t really tho il'cntion was not to r.1c.ko the clcooasocl sole o't-mor of Ji;!10 house 2-t ifo,Gor:ioni: Thi □ iG tl:c Jocu;-.1cnt : 1 .doc1- 30/9/75, tl1..:.t tho loD.I'ncd ,.1.'"'.,:;istr0to lisr.ti.ssoc1. n.s ho.:vin:.; "no loccl consoc_ruenco. tt lf n.nytltlnc; this c1-ocu,-:\ont sl10u.lcl cloraonstr2.tc -'G:.1::'.: in t1u .1inc1 of ·l;ho rcspont'-c11t tho n<."I.10 of &.lcho _Su,l;l;_r.')1i wn.s IlUt there te,,1101'2.Xil,7. Cnc lo..st pointg this c'..il' Cr'.l !.lc".,o been c:r,:,ued ty :Tc.;·.u &:.leho hinsel:Z, Tho rospoh:cn·, however, ho..c.l c. Counsel, I1rs Tcnc;c.o L the . I ho.:vo c., f co line thc.,t Mr. 'J\m:'._;c'., riisscc.1. . po in JG whoa sho n.sortc<l t;.12/i; -he rcspon:ont c;c..vo out the house to t!J.0 ckcoc'..soc1. 1Jy wcy of 0, e:if·i;• I on qui to su::co i · · ' · ' 1 , • ' t · ' ' ' ' . "'-' Sl t . , " n rry ,.u.nc" ·.;: .. ".c".:G s10 (.J.Cl no . :::;1 Ve Oti.·.:; "C:''.C .1.0USG c'.,S a, [;'J.:{ c. lC car c.111...y cc:,vo it out nnl :-u·i; ·t;Jio none · of the dcccp.,sc."l :1or brother 2-s ['., C0.1ou.flnec for --l'.c rcsons t::-.o.;c s!10 herself civos, nru-.10ly 9 ·-c::.12,t sl10 c.licl not trust tlic.,t hor ht:'!.s:;2,11:':. would let hcl' own the pror,crty in cc,so sl:o c;ot cli vorcccl. I thin!c I"mbi lxi., wc..s sincere in tollinc us 1111 th0t• I r:i:1 not )crtur1JCd 1)y uhc;~ she c.1..id nor c1-o I blr.i-:ic her. In :)rc.ctical life nc..n,y :,_-oo)lo would clo or clo -;;:·10 sc.;Jc,. L:ftcr ;:.mch consiL"i.orc:-.tion of' --'.10 u:101G ;:w,tfor·, I ho,vc coi:10 to tho con- clusion t).1..:.t tho house bclonc;s to E_---.,:)i"'.Jt, c.ncl tb.c.t I:-1.2)i:)2, :Jo c1..ocloc1.. sole owner of it. '111!.o house, tho su:.,ject uc..-0-l;c:r of tho case~ shoulcl not bo inclu( .. cC: .. in tho iist o1 --ro0crt.r of the ,lccc['.,scc: The [',l)l)Cc.,l 1)y ".-T21.ti. Sru.cho to l1c;--rc " " .r _,;=;:...-:..;;;;;.;;.;.;.;;. . the juC..c;i:.10nt cl tho clistrict ·court c!:.2::.1c __ ;0Llfro~-vwhn.t it rronoU11cos now ( tb:i.t tho house bo jointly' ounce.) to n. juclcncnt -i;J1c,t H bo tlw sole 1 ,ropcrty of the n.ppoilrmt is C:.io~.1issocl. • ........ /7

tht 7 The j ucli:::;r:icn t of tho distric-t Got.-::rt is varied. It should now rencl the r G S]_,OlE°:.011 t is tho sole 01-TnGJ.. 1-. Lcc..vo 1JC,in3' C:,Ta.ntml. n:~- ·i;ho ilOUSCo JUDGE 4/10/90 . • I there; 1)u-c subjoct:+u 2. Co:-d;iiicQ,to of this Court -hc:t ~ point of l.::!.W exists is c.,"ivon. 3. kiw o Limit2:tion is compliocl with ~ 14 cys frow foclcy 1 s cln;'i;o. V / J.,.E,C. Jtii)GE li'•D• M:t1.1.0hi f:roa Loccl l1ic":. $cllono for rosponclont Appellant: prosont in porsorio-