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Case Law[1990] TZHC 153Tanzania

Abdallah Abdu vs Abdallah Bakari ((PC) Civil Appeal No. 105 of 1989) [1990] TZHC 153 (27 September 1990)

High Court of Tanzania

Judgment

DJ THE HIGH CC-UT 03' TJ,IIZiI-TIA (Pc) CIVIL J\PPEAL no.10.5/89 (ORIGIH11L PROBATJ: i:.lD il:Jl·::IiES'i':.ii'I'IGiT no.217/88 ABDALLAH ABDU • • • • • • 0 • • • • • • l1Pl?ELLJ..IJT ABDALLAH BA1Q\iTI • • . . .. . • • • • • o RESPOIIDEHT I wil1 doa1 with tho :fi1.s:t i to:.:i conco:rning foe for Tl,.o High Court record vory clearly sho.,;.rs ths t tho 2. 1 ):._:-,onl took 2 short po:riod to cioposo of• . I agr.oo tlw. t tho loar.aod Counsel for tho d0cr_'cc holder had: to uGc hio v:0.lu2.bl0 ti;:10 to otudy the proc.oodings of tho two Courts below, i.e. the Prir..1nry Court.ad District\ Court. hacl to I have also ta::.;:011. ir:..to caI1siclo1...,2tio of -;:;c fctct tI"J.2t tl"lo o:;_J:__:oni to sic1o • is 11.0-'c a la.vr.rGr 21:-c1 t1.01..,o:?ci.,o -c.:0 21,.,gL1:·_1or1ts in the Fiigl:.. Qot.1t e ,-ro:co not holly c.ot.s.todv :·Thi ~ cm_ guided by tho. prinl,Jl'\ -...... that: the aucces.s.f'ul_party s.i.1.ou.1.c1 DC aaoquately compcn.sat:0.a., · on tho other hand I am mindfu1 of the fact that tho parties to ,cho procoodingn ur0 juGt peaGnnt::; fror.1 the village and· th0r.0fore they are not economically enviable to meet high c.ootc for legal rep_rosep.ta•tion. In tho circumstances th.cre- ·fore I am of tho czj6~~~-.0ci · o,,enion th2..t the claim of' ohs.30,000/=· against item ·IJo.1 io ve-;.:1 much on the higher Gide., For this 1:-:,eaaon I r.m.st red-uc.0 it to shs12,ooo/=, i.e. I have ··t'axed-.6:t hs.18,000/=• Itemo No.2, 3:, 4, 5 & 6 ar0-. all owe cl as they are 1-ri thin the s cs le. Wi tl-i regard to i toma 12 to 15 inclw3iV'.e, -th0ne have boon .. ' .. .,., # s.truck o:ff because they arc coots• ordinarily·-·pqyable to ... , . .,,: Th.in ooano shs ·.800j.;=:. Advocntea a:ici not to is struck off the bill. It01:116 Hill now bc·5.9% of sh_.400/= againot i..torno 2 to 6"incluoi-vc ··d::::.ich io shs.200/=•

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