19880928 TZHC Mwanza

, IN TEE HIGH COUB.T OF T~Zl..NIA AT MWANZAo HIGH COURT CIVIL··'CASE NO. 32(a) OF 1987 CHARAMBA NGSRENGERE O o O o O O • o O O o O O o o o Cl • • ; · . e Pt:AJ]fTIFF .. VERSUS 1. NYANDEKA MUGASA. 2. MAT.A!f~I MOK]] 3. WET.ARO KAID.BI BEFEND.AN'TS 4. MGOTI .MBUGI 5. :BUJEGE MWEBYA ·6 ~ NYARUKAMO Nli.Kll.NGAP.A JUDGMENT MUNYERA, J. The :plaintiff sµed· the SU.: ·tl.efenda.nts-j-0:i.Dtly. . . . .- It i s - ~ 1:bo Nn~ defendant is the chairman of the: Ba.tillim laJ /:;.di -of" ~ S 9 o The second defendant is its secretary and the rest are its members. The._l)lainti!fis case is that on 28/8/87 he was·· ~i.unmoned. to tho Ba.raza, there ho was informed~ was a 9laim against him of five head of cattle balance- of bridewealth. He disputed tho· olaim saying ho had already paid bridcwealth for his wifo and could_not pay additional. Tho Baraza ordered th~t ho be flogged 50 strokes but after pleading old c:igc they 1:eduood the strokes to 20. The l3arlil.lUl,.1-e- Q,11~ .. administered tho strokes with a sjarnhok. Thon th.Gy. .se:f.zed .. h i ~ sold it and shared tho proceads. Ifo filed tM.s suit. On 18/8/88 today's dr.te was fixed by consent, all tho defend.ants being present. Thoy have not n.ppoa.red .a.nd, the pluintiff has boon c..llowed to proceed ox parte. Since his ovidance ho.a been unchallenged I find all tho facts stated as proved. I givo j~cnt for him. · I now proceed to consider the a.ward. In para 10(a) he claimed a. re- turn of his bull or its vn.lue Shs.25,000/a::~ I find tho value exaggerated, I award Shs.10,000/a::. In 10(b) he claimed Shs.100,000/d for retention df tho bull, this is whn.t .:).s kno1-m in law as ~ages for non user, it is in tho cate- gory of gcnoro.1 dn.mnges. I award Shs.500/= per month f'.rom l1ugust 1987 to tho date of this judgment, 11 months, total (500x11) 5500. In para 10(c) ho cla,- imed Shso 200,000/';: for loss of liberty, this is known as fn.lso imprisonment. Tio has not stated whore and for how long ho was confined. I award him nominol damages of Shs.2000/=.,' In 10(d) he clmmcd Shs.200,000/= for ba.ttory. Ile said he was sjambokcd 20 strokes, ha is·an oldman and must have suffe:rod great po..ins. I o..ward him Shs.60,000/=. In 10( o) ho ola.imed Shs.100,000/=, fo:r wrongful seizure of his bull. This is c replica of (" 10( a) n.tl 1O(b) and no . L_.: a.ward. Tho defendants to pay a total of (10,ooo+5500+2()()(}+60,ooo) 77;500/= 77 ~ , ; .- If.¼~· cos'&s-....of the suit. · ~j " ; . ,' . -,.,, ,I: " i-" i ' ·, J-~~,<?11.. '4.,\ j .•J: l{T .Mtfli.NZ(,.. •~\ Fe.A · 1 ; l7 { ;. ". , ; ~~ ~, JUDGE• - ~ \ (2,,1/9/~~-,_-, ',. •,, \ ,/~j .'. ':·1 -~ . ,,. _... .ti? b z': - . ; • • • • • • 2• ··\,.,::_¢:~ ) ., !'' ~ ------- ..... 2 Dn.tei · 28th - 9 - 88 Coram~ S.No Kaji~ DoRo For Pln.intiff~ Present. in person. For Defendruits: Absent. Ordori- Judgment delivered in the presence of tho Plaintiff a.nd.aps~nce of tho of tho Defcndroitso ••<s SoN • Kl.1.JI DISTRICT f.:::::GISTPJIR ]iJWPJ.ITZAo ,, ; .; /