19891019 TZCA Dar es Salaam1
The appellant failed to raise a substantive point of law for certification; the use of assessors was not a material issue for the appeal.
- Citation
- 19891019 TZCA Dar es Salaam1
- Parties
- Appellant: Clement Mitigi; Respondent: Dotto d/o Rubere
- Court
- TZCA
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 19 October 1989
- Procedural Posture
- Civil Appeal / Final Appellate Court Judgment
- Outcome
- appeal dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Bride Wealth, Gift Recall, Sukuma Customary Law, Dowry
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Clement Mitigi
Appellant
Dotto d/o Rubere
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Final Appellate Court Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether a parent or relative can claim back bride-wealth given under Sukuma customary law
- 2 Whether the use of assessors by the District Magistrate was proper under section 7(3) of the Magistrate's Court Act, 1984
Ratio Decidendi
The appellant failed to raise a substantive point of law for certification; the use of assessors was not a material issue for the appeal.
Court Disposition
appeal dismissed
Orders
- Each party shall bear his or her own costs
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