felician muhere vs david mlay 2020 tzhc 2451 26 june 2020

felician muhere vs david mlay 2020 tzhc 2451 26 june 2020

The appeal is dismissed because the subject matter and issue of ownership were already determined in previous proceedings; entertaining the application would amount to abuse of court process, even though res judicata was not strictly applicable due to omission of a party.

Citation
felician muhere vs david mlay 2020 tzhc 2451 26 june 2020
Parties
Appellant: FELICIAN MUHERE; Respondent: DAVID MLAY
Court
TZHC
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
26 June 2020
Procedural Posture
Land Appeal / Judgment
Outcome
Appeal dismissed with costs
Legal Topics
Res Judicata, Abuse of Process, Ownership of Land
Source Language
English

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Parties

FELICIAN MUHERE

Appellant

DAVID MLAY

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Land Appeal / Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the dismissal of land application no 275 of 2016 based on the principle of res judicata was lawful

Ratio Decidendi

The appeal is dismissed because the subject matter and issue of ownership were already determined in previous proceedings; entertaining the application would amount to abuse of court process, even though res judicata was not strictly applicable due to omission of a party.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed with costs

Orders

  • Sufficient copies of the judgment to be deposited at the Judgment Collection Desk for parties to collect free of charge