19801119 TZHC Dodoma
Petty thefts within the family, especially when admitted and accompanied by contrition, do not render the marriage irreparable and are insufficient grounds for divorce.
- Citation
- 19801119 TZHC Dodoma
- Parties
- Appellant: Henry Matonya; Respondent: Victoria Thomasi
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 19 November 1980
- Procedural Posture
- Matrimonial Appeal / Appeal From Primary Court Decision
- Outcome
- appeal dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Divorce, Matrimonial Disputes
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Henry Matonya
Appellant
Victoria Thomasi
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Matrimonial Appeal / Appeal From Primary Court Decision
Legal Issues
- 1 whether petty thefts within the family constitute grounds for divorce
Ratio Decidendi
Petty thefts within the family, especially when admitted and accompanied by contrition, do not render the marriage irreparable and are insufficient grounds for divorce.
Court Disposition
appeal dismissed
Orders
- no order as to costs
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