19940916 TZHC Dodoma

~rn the decision of· the Di.13"'b:'i.ot. Cot~"''t ef 1Collde-a. Diet:ciot et Konc1.o.a. il'l. Civil Al?IJeal :;:;o. 2 of 1994. ~iCi,na;L Civil Ca.ce lTo. 155 ct 195'3 o~ t>.c ~im~~ ~ -e,t' Kondoo. ~•fot o.t Pe.hi) v.nnsus _,.., ___ ----- - JUDGMjJIJT a, ~J_)QJ:l,dent in t!1is v.,:::?eal /Jo:f'i::, a./() ISSc\ filed a. suit. ,ai.. feht -PO'lJ; ~~ in I<:~ Diat'iot fer:;: th.a 1liailt'~tio.n of the ms$:.1,rn,n:i eJ. ~ ·with her e:z.-;.1usband the a--2:pello.J.1t J'uma Issa Gcxi:a+ 91,o . . .11 ;a "be distri1;utod, we?e about 14 of then. The respondent 1'f1'9 lll.::lAG OJ1 .appeal tc iC,o11dc~ Die~iot ~ t 1iltoh mi.a J?al'iJ,y .o,Ua,1ro4, ph tha:t;, more i tams ue::-e a1v2,rdcd to hc:i:-. T11e appellant ~ue•)~ h.:i.~ nc,w appecJ..ed to this. court olcl1011CU'JG. th~ Q.8(li.sion t,'f' K ~ Distr~ Court. I 'ttUl not deal w:i. t:.i all the 14 i toms lia.cle for distribu.ti~ b~ '1i,l,l r,ntine t:i;1rself to c.1.l;r five items 1-i.J.icl1 ~e the sv.'bject of th~ ~,pool. inie five items c;;:,o - first that the main house sllould net ho.ve ~Q~'t the subject of distribv.tion, aeco11d the S(lw:Lns - . mo.o~1i110 "~ not e. ·octriLloni~-1 ::-,sset; tJ.1:b.:-·- t'.1:,2-t t~1e:;:-e was no ether 1 • ~v.se lia.~;lo .:fer dis:tribt1.tio;,1 :,osid.0n the mo:tr.i1,10moJ. llOiileJ f'ourth ;hat tho=o ~ras no· shop 1ilio·.~ iIT',:J c, r.K·,t.~ii:,'..lU.DJ. c1..uset9 and fifth 'ih~t iili.~ vl•rj1 wn.s ~1ot a L',-b.'iuoaie,1 c,s::;ot. I will sta;d wi t:1. t:.~o ,:10..in h91,:se oJ.:- mc,t::irJOnial J.1oue to see if' it lro.s liatle for distt'r;utiono. IJ:he -t.'ial cotirt held tllo,t since res:_)e:ndo11t wo.e avrc;ol"ded oustoct· 'lf 0110 infr.nt c:.,ild, tl1en it was f'aiT ;.'b.t,t tho house J."emain ui ~--, t:...e C.:'l)ella.."lt r;o t:_c,t l10 ooul)d a.coonimodate ;110 s:b; D~ti.ldren•. . . ' . · i •.::. ,;\t.;,,:-,.•. 2 have beon tti.ken c1.s t\:e solo e,--...i.iu.i~1s star in 00;.1.oid~ing tlie questiOA i.f the disti:'ibutio~1 of tho 1116t~.1;1onicl o.ssets, So the Dis-tr.tot ~ t . held -tho.t t:1e responi:tent e:xr-1dfe ~101.ud (;et -i- 4. tf tie w.l~ ,:e the liousa_ fa1 qt'.G2tion. In 147 considerec. viow tb.e Dioti:'iot Com"t was , riGht. '111e La-w of 1-~riac;e Lot Ho. 5/1971 L"l t:':o 1"ICoviso to s. 114 t 2) clecrl~,. states t!1e,,t ,:t.b.! ~-~~p__a,1;..l'.ll 10...,.,~'.!-_~ed to~.§:! ~ tz _of, d_ivi_ei~~'lj a.f'~ to.1-.1 ne:; into consida:2-tion all the t>th~ ~levant mo.tters.- So it was i·Ii:'OnG fol' t!i.e t.."id oom-t to oensi~ ~ th.e...0:-i.il~en 1 s- welf.xt'e wit::~ou-t MnsidOZ'il\:; t.:.:..e walf~c-r the. ~1'.i.f'a4 It is ~ hold.inc u2,t the District Co-..!.c'i; a;L"j'.'ived at a :to.fr 7 cl.ee isia..."1.. Tb.o .seoond point o0noCj;':nz. the sewine r.1.::,0:... ine. The a-gpellant 'kld. ~ ~i.a.l oottt't that t>.a acwin[; machine- :,;elo:JGS to his- Yo1.tt1G ~e-." fb:'. Sru.llllll s/o _Issc:. (mr.4). T'.u.e said n:r.4 was silent o n ~ ~ at the -tl:'ial.. T'..1e :i:'OSJ)ondent coJ.led ti-ro witnesses lll:.'. Juma. •/, l(l.eG:'i (;pir.,4) and .Amino, a/o ~roti.a, (PW. 7) °0'l,tt t:~ey· ~ that. ;hey .eould not tell if t!:.o sc"1r:;..;.1-.:., inaclli;ne telon,:_,s. to the a:v;)ell.ant F his yo1.m,::; 7:;;rothe:r • T'ue tiru. co'l.1rt held t:\c,t it was n-o-t proved til.a.t the sew:i..ne, machine 1-r.'J.:l.oll vras a.t the 1.ouse of l';T.4 was a m.o,trilnoniaJ.. asset. 'lli.e Dist:l'ict Coud wus of t>c vie-w that the sew1,ne tu.1.0b.iw was a 1.mtrir.10.nicJ. asset 1,ec,.;,use t'J.e :i'.'es:;:JOnderrt. tl'a,Q eupi,wtcd 1J3- l?W. 7 ·who said ti.1.~,t i: she used to sec t::e same in the 11.a.trimonia.l home.. Il1 my jud.:.;i:1ent I te1-id to El.{;,:'oe vri th the Distrioi. Ccruxt t::.nt +:.1e sewing mr.,c>.ino is a matrir,1onial 0,sset more ~ th.2,t it -wo,s u.:;.'ld.i.,sr)uted. that th::1 s.llee:,--od yo1.m5 lirot;.,,01:' of the apJ.)ellant wa.a ~-:,,t.ed. and mci.ntc..inccl l)y these spouses t 1.ntil they got him a wifo a;.'lil. stat ad to live ser,nretcly. So it i3 qi.· find.inc tha.t the Di.strict Cottt't ·was co:r:.-oot to hold th:::,t t:'::.e z-cs-.:.x~den:t aht,uld get b.2.l.f' •f. tlle voJ.1.1.3 ~f t::J.e so.id. sc-ui..1.G Iik""1,0J__ ~10. :Te now c;;o to :tho i:JS1.lG ns to ir!1etb.e:~ t:w:;.•o u2-s an w.1o-omplei.ed h•use liG..:)le for distri11..·.t.::.o;:1, I have eJ:.cokccl t:,e cvide~1oe on reeord I h::vo found that tl,cro is not;1i11c mc:1t;.o:.1.;3d e1)oi1.t this hou.so by the 11 :::.l"ties. Even the t."id 001,wt did not i..--il.ve:rt to this' al.leged eeeond hot-.Go in its judc:.1::1ent. T.:1oxc:fo:r0 1-i'.c.e:1 t:.,.e lec;rned Distr:-ict :Ma,eiste,:--.te talks of this second. l1.ouse on }?r,eo t:.!.J:'oe of his judgment, I run nt a. loss a.s to ·if.1e:re J.:!.o c_;ot the evidm1co to tl12,t effect., L •.·· - ' 3 ;tis just a figment •f t~e fertile ime.gination of the le.eJ:ned :tistriot :Mc,&Lstrate.. The respondent at the l::.0:..1:'i11c; of thia appeal tried to w_:.1i,ort the lea.rnod ;District E8.,f;istrate <m the ms,tter 1 but I ,m.s 110-h persuad.ed.., 1E1e:i:efore on· this voi,"'.lt, the appeel. fJ'UQC,88d,s. The third point .an th& metnat'andum o:f a;,;tfecJ. ooncexna. the -.p.stence d sho:po .The res--.9ondent told the tricJ. court that they had a .shop with items worthy a1Jout $.Js.t-0 9 000/=~ T...1.e trial ~o-Ut"'k ~ as 2, :f'~t. that there 1ro.s, a sho:;?, ~Jut thc.t the :t'es:p4nde?1t had :Jailed to J;irove that the s72op ho..d coods wort:.\~~ re1s.80,ooo/=~ sj .iie t:t'ie.1 oou:rt awarded ~--, token S-L.lli1 ef Shs.5 1 000/== o.s her sha:t'e. ~ l>ist:i:'iot Court held tha:t insteevi ,-f aw2.'.i-'d.inc c.. token siun ~ ~s.5 1000/=, the trial •01..'!I't sl1ou1.d have gone m: send aomeene to T1t't t:10 30ods in the s1:.op 8.l'rl de·t<~:cr:rl.ne ueir val.ueo On .r:zy- ~ ? ···agt"ec ·w:it:1 both emu-ts below t:.lc.t there ·.rn.$ 2, ·81.1opo A.s rege"t"~ 'the -vaJ.ua of the goods in tb.e saop, I a.(;t'~e wi t:.1 t:le I>istri<>t ~ -.hat the p:;.~oper :prooedut'e 1-ras for the trial oov;;:-t to visit the MAn f,Dd, evc-,J:u.at0 the value of t::.:e :;-oods therein<- ' D1..,t it is common _,,, ·· etria. now tha.t the• shoJ;J is no lon£;er there, ~'1.d 1:nen "the District Ceurt hecrd tb.e a:vpeal the s:i.op was not there. So it WB,a ·wrong for the District Court to direct the trial oow·t to v.1.si t the. shop a.nd ~uate the value of the goods therein. In tile oircUIIlstanoes I 'ihink the 1lest solution ia to leave the decision o:f the triaJ. _001,,D:t undisturbed. The la.st issue is tb.at the plough _was not a me;b:'inloniaJ. a.Het., 'llie trial court held that the evid.enoo. e:f Yab.eye, sf• R t ~ fl't?,6) estc,~lished that the plmaj.1 was sold to t:'.J.e ar:r>el1a.nt and the a:-21)0J.lG.11t 1 s house,, 1i.. _--,· :respondo:1t s.1:lould DB pa.id ~s. 2,000; = ~.,ein(, 1102' S::..arn 111. i:1l.a.l pl.otl@l. fuc District Covrt e:.;.~:,roved the.t decision of ·l;b_e t:-t.al., tmirt. .\ • .- 4 I am •f the considered view that both cou;:-ts 1;elow were ooneot. It is clesx from t_he evidence on record tha.t t:~e' appellant boU{;ht the ploi.1.Gl for his family and so it ~ras a, mi;~tr:4ilonia.l asset. The e.ontenti.on tha.t it was e.r,r,elJ.cl):lt 1 s Youn€ ~-th.er "l'ito boUO,l t the ploei is 1ri.tb.ou-t subs;tal',IO<;) in view •f the evideooe on reoo:t'd. lrt .the· evGnt as r e ~ tb.e main hou.c;e (mo.ixr1monial hOfJie), ill.a I i i ~ machine a.nd the ploUGh, I dismiss tho a-,1.)pea.l and e ~ M the decision of the District CoUZ'to As reg2rds iil10 second h6u§@ 1 l hold_ t1:ie,t ther~ was no suo!l house and _I eJ,lo-;,r ·the ar:,pea.1 • ts HSal'ds tho ·shop I allow the a:.opeal· and sot aide the ord.el? given by '\ha Dietriot Court a.nd I reetore tlle deoisio11. of the ~ial .6out't ~ &warded th0 respondent 8hsft5 ,ooo/=• As the 0,1::l,)081 has been pa;r-tly a.llowed, :C .trder that ec.oll J?a;;;'W with 1Jeai:- its ovm oosts of thi~ &ppet.1. Order a.ooordil'l{).y. 16/~/1994. l)i'tSG1'l06 of the pal'ties. ··~··, \ . '. I Jo I,. ]ijfl.J;,USA!n'.'A - JODo:m. 16/9/1994. ' ...