19921110 TZHC Singida

LT SII:GDL I'i.t.TJ.IiIOl:L;L ,_-_FPD."..L ::o. 2 OF 1')92 ef 1992. Before I.J. Kt~TEL.t~ Esq, District r~r--r;istrcto :r:ilJ.lIJJ'. G:JIISI o o o o • • • • ~ • o,,,. ti o o o o o • o • c o c, o a o _'_PPZLL-':lTT VERSUS MOSES l'IDES:J'~JO •oo••••o••oo••·oo•o•••o•••• RESPOFDEtTT 1UDG.MEHT ================ TLc c,ppollcnt ::cdijc d/ • D:·,,,ini successfully pcti tionod fol' di vorco ct Singidc District Cem~t '-'--~c,inst ~.or ::,usbc:,nd Hr. I~osoc s/o r·dcc::-,njo H:.o is tLe respeniont in t:ais C))O,,l o s:. c cls0 ;?rr7od for t~.o di vici Jn of t:.::o joint octrineni.v.l pro:p0rty. ~i:1ill.0 t:1c tricl Cf•urt c.,oco~od t~ dinc0lvii1:.; t~.o nv.:rriegc, i.t ~.old' t:.. r,t t:.. o c-,;_:ipoll~·.nt w:c ::i•')t cnti tloJ. te c-,n-;/ n,.trino:c1it:l :prapcrty. S;.. c ii:; new .:::p)Cc,linr; to t:aic co1..:rt c~..cllmv;in:; t:.. o decision of t::.c District 8 •1..1rt ,;Lie~. :...old. t:,,·,t s:.o 1:: .c :v•t 0~1ti tlcd tr r.~:w ),:.·t ~f' t~.. c octri!:1oni[',l c-,sscts. Tl:..o ;::ir.xtios to t:.:.is cc,so d.id n~t contrc,ct r:,,:ri'iL:;c '-.:.u u,,=,r c,f civil, •r cla-istinn corc1:,.ony n®r ~)J ,·re,-_; of cw:i-to,·.,::.ry 12.u r i too o •r:. ci:r D,.-1•:..·i.::-,zo w2,s c WJ.sti tutci by t~o m:..y of pro:::11.r,ption of r.mrri<',(;o under o. 1U~ ( 1) of t~~c lr:.u :,f Nt,i·rir,:_;-c ;_ct rr • ., 5/19710 T:.o ;_)C.xtico s-t:-..rtccl ·';o co::2.,,it' in ♦968 end t!~cy Lr.we sovon c:.. ildron t,:i the scid 1.m.i&lh Und.cr s ,,i 1.:'~ ( 1) of t.c 1,,w .:r N-c.rri:::-,go ~·-ct,- \-, c01:.ixt :X,y only c'.i vB.c t~.,c r.:,,trir.1•ni:,l 11re:porty if t:,.o 02:cria50 ir.: dis col vod. T: ..o fil•::t issue ,,t t:._o tri::-,1 rn:o cc to u:10t11or 2, prosuocd 02..rric,,;:c ccn be di:::;s"'l vod by ,~ court of l,,,r? if it cm1::1ot '-.Jo iiss.-a. VOl!l by ;:, court of lr:w,: tl:011 t:.~o c;:_ucction of divisiem of r:1:-:-,t:,:,i:-.:cmir,l l.)r•port,y d ,cs TL,.t is not ,,n oc-,s-;r question. It is 1,r.·~ cloc,r if ::, ::,r8c:.-:.:·:cd c:,,j'.'rine;c 1:mdcr s •. 16~ (1) cc:1 ~:c, r:::3istcroc:. under t::. 1~3 (1) of t~:c L.-:,r o-'·' r=:::. rric,e(S :~ct c,nd u:.ctLcr it cr..n ':,o :-, cu'.]jcct of pcti -:i:::m f~r ·li 7c:rco,, :::'0z, cxc.~::,:>lo Pre?"'•. D .:~"' ::l1rozc,1.u:-,, ~f -:Le 8":1i vcrci t:_r of :kr (:u f~·,l::-,c,~:. ir. ~.i;.:; :::-..:cticlc <:" r:i:c..nz['.,nic. g ... 2 F•1."' . oxcx~~)lo . r-:tl t~_Ot-1[;:..:. t:.Lir. cccti0i1 1-rr:.o erected to 2,sciot i:,o:·.1en to cL,:i. :.1 roliof ,r:.,oro t;... c;;r r.:rc loc;iclr,tt.tro did not cnticip,,to t:.i,·,t ·t:_o cection woula. be used c,o 0110 -;_rr;,y of 011tcri;.1r;' into c, r.12..rric,:;o. T~::01·0 io nov r-, grouinr; nl,1.r.1'Jer of not winll to scp.:-..1.'c,tc but w;.~" nonct::.oloco, c:.ccirc doctmentc..r;;· proof ef tl-:.oir r.,cxrir,::;o. T~.orc ic no indicc,tioi1 in t'...,_c 1,:;w •f Ec:;~ri,~~;e ,'.ct c.c to how t:·~is deci:i.·o ccn 1)o net..,,.• T:w loc.rnod tricl Jiotrict i:I,~~;ictr,,te ,n-~s of the view tJ:.:.c,t e, J.)l'0cur1er:. om·ric,s-c wc,s like r,1-i;y- otl:..cr civil nc.:..·ri::~.;o, c::.Xisti2.n nc~ric~~;c 01· custor.1c..ry lcw oc.rrir<7~e • 1~c cc;id t~ . . ey wore on t:.c sr,i·.,o f eot in:s c,nd c ·J ~~e ; __ c:,d p•,-mr to ticselvo Mc,inr, J. in tho ccso of F9lP:.f-.<i.E.rKnbo V,J. ~.££..I:E:~J"l:J ~~tw,i·c~ :.;.~:(, c•u:ct (PC) Mc,triDonir,l .',.,.:>J:2£0}- Yoo 16/1989_ c,nd ~-o :.,.cld t:£,t c, J.)rco~-:.:~:cd 1:ic.xric,.'.io ce,n "be c. su~)ject of petition of divorce • .'..:1d L1 t~ .. e cr,co o1>f T:.or-ocic.·, 1'.Iisiwc,o Vrs. Hwan1x, 1-iol~c::.:od~ J:T..l' oc Ec·.lc r., ~:J.,r.•~-- CoUI't PC '.Jivil ,·-·_:ipce,l F-i. 10/1978 (unreported) f1<::,k£.,r.1e J. ( cs :,.o tl . . 021 1JC',S) ~.old t:.,:-,t u:.cn t:..c pi~ocrn::ption of nmrir,:;c \.mder s. 160 ( 1) :..cc not ~Jecn rc~Y1...,ttod 1 t:.. c :_:i,J..'tioc ror:,,in i"..,,,r:,:,icd until oi tl1or of tl.c: t,,kos ~,t~_c noc;oas,_~:z...E_'!;opn >· to bri1v; t:.c :ecli".tionn:._ip nc.rringe, c,nd so tmdcr • 114 ( 1) d t~_o .c,H of T';f:,1•ric,3c Let l~c :..ci. t~~e pewcr to ti vido t::c DC,trir..10:1.icl propcrty o . ' Wes t~1erc c.ny joint r..1c-,trir.1.,11ir.,l pro:;:iort;/ L1 t:_io cc.co t~_;:-;t could be divided? Like tLo lor;.rnod t:i:'io.l DC",_~sictr,,to it is Cj" findin,3 tl£,t t~ . .cro wn::; joint m;triconi2.l property in t~"is cc,sc. · It v.:-,o corr.-:on Cf.C<3und c,t t:.c tric,l thct tt.e rospondont ~:c,,d tlu.'oc wives, tLc ,,ppollcnt 1Joinc 0110 of t::er:i. Tl.~o senior wife s tcys in one octrinoni;:-,1 Louse in Eo:::.i. 'l'lu·cc 0t1:01· houses c..ro ct Sin,:;idc. L1 Si:n,:;idc, one ~.ouse is c.t Ipc;:1O0 croc:. Plot t;. 2 :'::-lock .•a· wl..core tL.e cppollcnt rosi,1od 1)ofoi·c dissolution of IJC,l'ric:r;c ~ c,not:~o:;:- ~:01..'\Zo ic \ wife resides. t:.:..i·ce ~:01...1.Gcs in 3 Tho Louse c,t Ipor.1~)0 wr,s ')OU(;~_,_t in 1')72, t~~o G:_,_cct Loucc 1r,-,s ~Y.,il t in 1984, _ wb.ilo tl:.o Louse ::-:t Ukor.1'.)o~;i c;:,.cc, 1,cc c,cqui:rod in 1989 o 1 a·.d,~i ttodly- tLo or finc,ncic,l contributions tour.:rds t:_o r.-,cq1,1.ici tiorn:i of t: .. oce ~.)t1.ildin;::;s" r:('novc:r tl~o trir,l :.1c.::;int:ec,to ci ti:1\' t:_c c'l.ocision flf -~l.,_o T<'.:1zc,::1il~ Court "If Lppoc,l in :Di.. I~c,wc Eo~~c,r:;od _V:rC ~ . ~---~_ly Scfu.~ __ Civil : .. ;noc,l J. o ._ 9/198 3 (unreported) 7 cnid: 'fimc by virtue nf t~ ..o J.ocidod. cr:.::;c 5 t:;o c,lle:,;r-,tion t~~,,t tLc petitioner " . .,, hr:.d not contri1)utod to t:lC O:.':id '..ouco. id. L,:.1c,toric,l"i rr:.o t:;..•j_;:·,1 r:2-:1istrcto wo.s ri5l:t. TLc porfon1cnco of -i.-.r.,cstlb duticc c,s c, 11ou.oouifo fi on 1968 t• 1 mr..y, 1992 (2t, yoc.rs) nufficod. to constitute u:: c contri1TL1tion to tho c,cquiGitHm of those l1ousos.• :.i'tcr tho trir,l !Jt/;ictr,,to lJ,d :.iold tl:;--,t t::orc uc,c joint nc,trinonic,l property, ,yet :.:i.o iocli:1od to :.;i vo e, c:£.ro to t~~c c,_ppcllcnt on t:.o foll-euin{~ ' e;rounds: .:...:. Since tl10:rc ic no Ci.wtor.1:-,r;;r : ·ri..ues 0l t:~c pr:xtioc, fro,·'. w~:icl:i. tl::.o cov.:rt code!. v.oc to c,ccosc t:..o cii~1-iE,ion 0f t: ..c i::,,t:rir.10ni.i.l :n-or>crtics, end t:_c f,,r:;t t:~c-,t -'.;:.c ;icti -'.;io:1c:..~ is lo,:-.-vi:1(; seven c:.,_ild:i.'on of t:~c ,·.-:c-.r:'i,,c;c in -';~_c :.;:;:"Jds of t:_c roe )Ondont hes tue ot:_o:r uive:J u:_o ere dc;o::1d.ir.-::; Jn t:_e ::;:rro_;;iorticc in qv.ostion c,1,d cinco t~~o :_ouso in question ( of I;;;on:Jc) °!Jol "nss t-, Isc,ck s/~ ifoaes t::..c older 00:1 c)f t:_c rc:J;::,ondor:!:t, t:...uc to · ·incline t0 cq_uoli t;7, t~~o prl}pc:;.'tics i:1 q_1..1c::::tion cc::.:.::ot :)c dividac<. ;)ctuoen t: ... is pcti tionci' ,,:::i.d t:~is respo:idcnt~~ ::>> It is ny considered -v~ow tllc,t tLo decision of t~:.c Jictrict Court c2.r1..viiet bo supportodo .'.:;ce:..'din.1 to So 114 (2) ~f tl~o LlJ:1! of :[c..:;:-:;:,ir,::;o ,\:::;t t:10 di vision ,.f tl:.o ,.1,,trir.1oniz-,l property s:~nll incli:10 touC,:i.'ds cq_w:·,li ty of division 9 but tl:;.o !i.\4U.Q,:l.i·byst.o.ll :io reduced if t~serc 2.ro ct,stor.is of tl;_c con.1:1uni ty t• which tLo )C.rtics l)clonc; wLic~: stc,tc to t:_c effect t~::.r,t tl.:.o wife cLould cot c lesser cl1t.ro., Since in t: .. iB co.so t.:_crc w:-,s f m.md t:1nt tho:ro wc.s no ouo:.; custon, t:_0:.1 t~:cro uc,s notLL~.::,· to diot1:.1r1) t:.:c oq_u.c,li ty principle.. l.n rcc~c.rds considcrc,tion f...,r t;_.,_c c~.ildrc:1, it is true tho respondent :·,ns 12 cLildrcn fror: l·.,_io tlToo wive::, 1m-'.i 1,,:>t ,,11 c,ro infc,nts. Tllo s. 114 ( 2) ( d) telk.s -Df inf,,nt c::ild.rc:10 L"l -~::c c,.no c:i; ~-c,:1d uo r wore told tl:d tLe yoLmr:;ost c::.ild 1:-c,B ,x·r~ L1 i:)GO., Sc, in offect tl~cro o.ro no in:fc,nt cl.:.ild.ron. \ tlmt fr,ctor sLould not ~-.:'.vc deprived t~_o c,j_):;?ollz-,nt of ,,11 t~.o i,l'o;,crty. '.Thct t:.o tri,,l ,1r,::-;ictrr-,tc c:.. 01.1.ld :sr,vc done ic nL1ply to tc,ko i:lto ecootmt tLo presence of otLcr ,;rives w::.0:1 ,:·.c,kin-; t:_c divioion., ::J'o:;.' o::c:~;;ilc :..o could ' b.cvo l::ol~ t~·sc.t tLo se:"io:r uife uo;,'.ld rctcin t:.c ~:o;,uJo of Coc:.i~ t~:o r,ppel12.nt to rotnin tl10 Louse c,t I:..:,o;:1~Je Lnd tl:.o t:_ircl uifo to rdc,il1 t~.o :.. ou.ne ct ) Ukor.1boz~~ TLe ;~;uest 1rnuso C,!1d itc 2,1"'.l,c:::, :~o could :~.:-,vo 02,icl c:.o;::J.d ::;o to t!w husbnnd. TLct wot'.ld :ic:vo ~)con c,n cciui k,':llo dintl'i:J;_1.tio:1, instccd of loc:wine the uppollcnt in t:~o ooldo . I now e;o to tl:.o lc,st point t:i~· t tLo Louse c,t IpoDbe w.:-,s not li,,ble for division 1Jocnusc t:·'"e rospo:1dont L,,d clrecdy c;i vcn it to :.is older son Issc,ck s/o noses~ TLct uus onl;;,r en nllo0 r.tion end not esto.bli::,~_,cd r,-t t:.:c tric,l • If there wcs r,ny suc::c lecz-,1 disposition of tlio sz-,id ~wuse 1 t:..,o respondent sJ.::.ould tr,vo produced tLe roquisi to docurnmt duly npQrovod ~JY t~~e President •f Tc.nznnic or Lis c~gents o.o required 1)y roeulction 3( 1) of _1:.,.0 Le:,nd :ler,ulc.,tions 19480 :.Ioreovor t:.10 roo;;io~1dcnt could :10t dis)ooo of t:~c !._ouso wtict·wns joint :.1c,trir.1oni2,l propcrt;;r wit.'..::. ell Li::; wivoc, unlo::::o c,11 tl:.o t:'..:!roe whros consented to in m~i tin~;! T:.,.::-,t wc,o not l~ic sole pro:)c:;.·ty ~mt joint or,triniilniv..l property in .r:.. ic1: t:::.c t::iroo ui voe :1c,d c,n into::root. !..nywr,,y froD tho stctor:Jonts ~f tl~e 1•oc~)ondm1t c,t tLo ~:,.orxL1::; of tl:c C,;?)Cc,l, ~.:.c olnborr.tod by stctinc; tL.e,t wl:.ct Lo noe:?:1t wcs t.'.._;[',t .'..so intended to ~)oq_ncct: ..o t::c;t Jc.ouso to Issc.ck s/o r.I0sco in ,: :-, uill, c,nd do t~-c oe,;::o to ot:acr :.,,x~:r;co for t:,.o otllor children. nut l,o cc,n do t::z-,t only if t~_o vri voo w:.,o .'..~2,vc .::n intc1°ost in tho rospoctivo ll.ousos,. concont in wri tin~;. 1.::::. I cc-,id e,:rlic:..·, ·!Lo :.. ousos ere a.11 jeint or,trinonio.l ;_:x;,:,01JC1'ty 1)y v""irtao of tLo doctrine o~[)otmdod in t~::.o :Di• IIr,m:-, Ticlmr:iod cnso ( ouprc,) o :.11 in cll, I find t~ir-,t it uill oc fc,ir encl oqui tc.1)lo if ·Lo c_;;rpollc,nt is cwc.rdod tho Louse ct Ipcn:Jo croo.o Sloe ::.,,s co::c~)i tcd ui t~- t.'..:c J.:'CS_j)ondcnt for 24 yor.rs a.nd l~2,c seve~1 cl:.ildron wit:~ t!:,.o res ponde:1.t 1Lilo t:_c ot.'..wr two wi vos hcvc •nly five child:i·on in 'Jotweon. So ·Lo o.:,?:;;iollc:;:1t Lr:s ce,:;:-:dcd c, c;rector bo:n'don in ccrin.::;- for seven c:.ildren., TLc respondent end :.ic t-i:ro ot::..cr ,rives would not be prejudiced r,s respondent will l:.r,vo t::.c r:;uost .'..:ov.se r,:1c:. 2.nnox, tho senior wife will hcvc tLo :~ousc o.t riocli ct ::or disi:)Oscl~ 1r:.. i10 t.'..::.o tllird wifo will licvo t:10 :_ouoc e:,t Uk.x:i:Jozi to mm if s::o wc,:1t:::: too In tLo ovont tho q,poc.l io cllc1,c,i ,Tit:" coot::J,, r11l_c orc7..e,:;.~ of tL.c District \ \ \ '· 0" ./5.