cocacola kwanza ltd vs peter john mkenda 2018 tzhc 2815 25 may 2018
The appeal is incompetent because the appellant was not a party to the original suit, and the original suit was improperly instituted against a non-existent legal entity, rendering all proceedings and judgment a nullity.
- Citation
- cocacola kwanza ltd vs peter john mkenda 2018 tzhc 2815 25 may 2018
- Parties
- Appellant: Cocacola Kwanza Ltd; Respondent: Peter John Mkenda
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 25 May 2018
- Procedural Posture
- Civil Appeal / Ruling on Appeal
- Outcome
- appeal struck out as incompetent; trial court proceedings and judgment nullified
- Legal Topics
- Locus Standi, Proper Parties, Nullity of Proceedings
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Cocacola Kwanza Ltd
Appellant
Peter John Mkenda
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Ruling on Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the appeal is competent given the change of parties from the original suit
- 2 Whether the original suit was properly instituted against a legal entity
- 3 Whether the proceedings and judgment of the trial court are valid
Ratio Decidendi
The appeal is incompetent because the appellant was not a party to the original suit, and the original suit was improperly instituted against a non-existent legal entity, rendering all proceedings and judgment a nullity.
Court Disposition
appeal struck out as incompetent; trial court proceedings and judgment nullified
Orders
- Appeal struck out
- Trial court proceedings and judgment nullified
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