19770923 TZHC Mwanza
- Citation
- 19770923 TZHC Mwanza
- Status
- Judgment
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Court
- TZHC
- Decision
- 23 September 1977
- Posture
- Civil Appeal / Appellate
- Language
- English
More details
- Court
- TZHC
- Decision
- 23 September 1977
- Posture
- Civil Appeal / Appellate
- Language
- English
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01
Holding and result
The appellant petitioned for divorce and nothing else; claims for maintenance and division of assets were not part of the original petition and cannot be entertained at the appellate stage.
Court disposition
appeal dismissed
Orders
- appeal dismissed with costs
02
Material facts
Parties
Christina
AppellantLaurent
Respondent03
Procedural history
Posture
Civil Appeal / Appellate
04
Questions and positions
Legal issues
Whether the appellant petitioned for divorce or for maintenance and division of assets
Party arguments
- Applicant
- Appellant claimed she had not petitioned for divorce but for maintenance and division of assets.
- Respondent
- Respondent maintained that the appellant had petitioned for divorce only.
05
Court’s reasoning
Legal principles
- 01
District Magistrate's judgment
A party must clearly state their claims in the petition; new claims cannot be introduced at the appellate stage unless supported by evidence.
06
Ratio, limits and disposition
Ratio decidendi
The appellant petitioned for divorce and nothing else; claims for maintenance and division of assets were not part of the original petition and cannot be entertained at the appellate stage.
Court disposition
appeal dismissed
- appeal dismissed with costs
Source and reliance status
TZHC · 23 September 1977
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TZHC
Judgment· 23 September 1977
- (: c IN rrJj: C.;UT O1 TZANIA DS AT MWA'JZA APPELLATE JURI,:DICTIUN (PC) CIVIL :d?PEAL NO0 259 ci :' 1975 (From the decision of the District Curt of Geita District at Geita in Civil Appeal 1.1o0 7 of 1975. - Before M. H. Bakari, Esq0 ; 1)0 M. and Kasungamilo Pri..mary Court Originìal Civil Case No 0 6 of 1975) CHRI.TIC.- 0,00PJ?LLANT versus
LAURENT JUDGENdNT LUGAKINGIRA, J. The appeIJ.-trt petitioned ±cr divorce which was duly granted. She then appealad to the district court olleqin .... ha-t she had not petitiond for divorce but i'or maintenance cnd division of assets.. The appeslL wan; dismissed ;is the alloq:.ticn :oorc nc truth0 She further appealed i,.re,, I have perus d the recard of the trial court and satisfied myself th'i the appellant ptitionod for divorce end nothing else. In that case I Would accept without reservations the following sentence from th.. judoement of the district magistrate: "Ilimpasa owomba rufnni labda kama anco ushahidi dhotiti wa mali zace kwa mjibu rufeani afunque madai mcpya kwo mali hizo lakirìi hewozi, hoade. yn dci la talaka Icushughulikiwe, apenlyoze dai La mali kwenye nqazi za rufoani. I so decide and dismiss the appeal with costs0 MWANZAO K. i(, LUGA1KINc-IiA 23/9/77. JUT)GE..
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