geita gold mining limited vs edwin peter mgoo others 2023 tzca 17398 11 july 2023
The respondents failed to discharge the burden of proving that they were prosecuted maliciously and without reasonable and probable cause; the appellant had reasonable grounds to suspect the respondents based on the facts available at the time of prosecution.
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- Citation
- geita gold mining limited vs edwin peter mgoo others 2023 tzca 17398 11 july 2023
- Parties
- Appellant: Geita Gold Mining Limited; Respondent: Edwin Peter Mgoo; Respondent: John Magige; Respondent: Samwel Paul
- Court
- TZCA
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 11 July 2023
- Procedural Posture
- Civil Appeal / Second Appeal
- Outcome
- appeal allowed
- Legal Topics
- Malicious Prosecution, Burden of Proof, Damages
- Source Language
- english
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Parties
Geita Gold Mining Limited
Appellant
Edwin Peter Mgoo
Respondent
John Magige
Respondent
Samwel Paul
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Second Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the appellant maliciously prosecuted the respondents without reasonable and probable cause
- 2 Whether the respondents proved the tort of malicious prosecution to the required standard
- 3 Whether the award of general damages was justified
Ratio Decidendi
The respondents failed to discharge the burden of proving that they were prosecuted maliciously and without reasonable and probable cause; the appellant had reasonable grounds to suspect the respondents based on the facts available at the time of prosecution.
Court Disposition
appeal allowed
Orders
- Decision of the High Court quashed and set aside
- Appellant awarded costs in this Court and the two lower courts
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