267 Scaned

267 Scaned

The parties reached a binding settlement allocating land with permanent crops to plaintiffs and developed two acres to defendants, with all claims withdrawn and each party bearing its own costs.

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Citation
267 Scaned
Parties
Plaintiff: Juma Gome; Plaintiff: Pili Ally Gome (as administrator of the estate of the late Ally Gome); Defendant: Muria Tangwesi; Defendant: Swaumu Saidi Abdallah; Defendant: Maria Langwa; Defendant: Mfaume Rajabu Gome
Court
TANZLII
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
1 January 2023
Procedural Posture
Land Civil Suit / Judgment on Settlement
Outcome
case settled by consent judgment
Legal Topics
Ownership Dispute, Settlement, Inheritance, Trespass, Damages
Source Language
en
Land Law Civil Procedure Ownership Dispute Settlement Inheritance Trespass Damages

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Parties

Juma Gome

Plaintiff

Pili Ally Gome (as administrator of the estate of the late Ally Gome)

Plaintiff

Muria Tangwesi

Defendant

Swaumu Saidi Abdallah

Defendant

Maria Langwa

Defendant

Mfaume Rajabu Gome

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Land Civil Suit / Judgment on Settlement

  1. 1 whether plaintiffs are lawful owners of the disputed land
  2. 2 whether defendants unlawfully entered and constructed on the land
  3. 3 entitlement to damages and injunctive relief

Ratio Decidendi

The parties reached a binding settlement allocating land with permanent crops to plaintiffs and developed two acres to defendants, with all claims withdrawn and each party bearing its own costs.

Court Disposition

case settled by consent judgment

Orders

  • Land with permanent crops (mango, cashew, coconut) awarded to plaintiffs.
  • Remaining land without permanent crops awarded to defendants.