19911010 TZHC Dar es Salaam1

19911010 TZHC Dar es Salaam1

The second appellate court found no reason to disturb the decisions of the courts below, as the trial court fully addressed the evidence and found the witnesses credible, and the first appellate court was not at fault in its decision.

Citation
19911010 TZHC Dar es Salaam1
Parties
Appellant: Ally Hamisi; Respondent: Juma Majuto; Respondent: Hassan I Seif
Court
TZHC
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
10 October 1991
Procedural Posture
PC Civil Appeal / Second Appeal
Outcome
appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Inheritance, Heir Determination, Estate Administration
Source Language
English

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Parties

Ally Hamisi

Appellant

Juma Majuto

Respondent

Hassan I Seif

Respondent

Procedural Posture

PC Civil Appeal / Second Appeal

  1. 1 Whether the decisions of the courts below declaring Juma Majuto as heir and beneficiary of Majuto Suleiman's estate were sustainable in law

Ratio Decidendi

The second appellate court found no reason to disturb the decisions of the courts below, as the trial court fully addressed the evidence and found the witnesses credible, and the first appellate court was not at fault in its decision.

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed

Orders

  • Appeal dismissed with costs in this court and in both courts below.
  • Registrar to notify the parties concerned.