19890508 TZHC Dar es Salaam

19890508 TZHC Dar es Salaam

Fourteen months of inactivity constitutes negligence, which precludes the court from exercising discretion to extend time for appeal.

Citation
19890508 TZHC Dar es Salaam
Parties
Applicant: George E. Starley; Respondent: Addul Abdallah Mkenya
Court
TZHC
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
8 May 1989
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Civil Application / Application for Extension of Time to Appeal
Outcome
application dismissed with costs
Legal Topics
Extension of Time, Appeals, Preliminary Objection, Court Jurisdiction
Source Language
English
Civil Procedure Extension of Time Appeals Preliminary Objection Court Jurisdiction

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Parties

George E. Starley

Applicant

Addul Abdallah Mkenya

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Miscellaneous Civil Application / Application for Extension of Time to Appeal

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the applicant is entitled to extension of time to appeal after delay
  2. 2 Whether the delay was excusable

Ratio Decidendi

Fourteen months of inactivity constitutes negligence, which precludes the court from exercising discretion to extend time for appeal.

Court Disposition

application dismissed with costs

Orders

  • application for extension of time within which to appeal is dismissed with costs