19870915 TZHC Dodoma
Repeated serious assaults by the respondent, corroborated by evidence and witnesses, constituted cruelty and irretrievable breakdown of the marriage, justifying restoration of the primary court's decision to dissolve the marriage.
- Citation
- 19870915 TZHC Dodoma
- Parties
- Appellant: Julia Mlizengo; Respondent: Jackson Leganga
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 15 September 1987
- Procedural Posture
- Civil Appeal / Judgment
- Outcome
- appeal allowed
- Legal Topics
- Divorce, Domestic Violence, Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Julia Mlizengo
Appellant
Jackson Leganga
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether repeated assaults by the husband constitute irretrievable breakdown of marriage justifying divorce
Ratio Decidendi
Repeated serious assaults by the respondent, corroborated by evidence and witnesses, constituted cruelty and irretrievable breakdown of the marriage, justifying restoration of the primary court's decision to dissolve the marriage.
Court Disposition
appeal allowed
Orders
- Decision of the District Court is set aside.
- Decision of the Primary Court dissolving the marriage is restored.
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