19890818 TZHC Dar es Salaam
The trial magistrate accepted the respondent's version based on credibility, finding the appellant's claim lacked basis. The appellate court saw no reason to upset the decision.
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- Citation
- 19890818 TZHC Dar es Salaam
- Parties
- Appellant: Katarina Simbila; Respondent: Chairman of Hongera Bar
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 18 August 1989
- Procedural Posture
- Civil Appeal / Judgment
- Outcome
- appeal dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Partnership Contribution, Membership Dispute
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
Katarina Simbila
Appellant
Chairman of Hongera Bar
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the appellant is entitled to recover Shs. 15,000/= as her contribution to the partnership business
- 2 Whether the appellant was a member of the firm since 1977 or 1981
- 3 Whether the appellant contributed to the construction of business premises
Ratio Decidendi
The trial magistrate accepted the respondent's version based on credibility, finding the appellant's claim lacked basis. The appellate court saw no reason to upset the decision.
Court Disposition
appeal dismissed
Orders
- respondent granted costs
Full Case Text
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IN 1'H~ HIGH COUHT Uli' Tlilfo.i-..NI.!i · l-l.T 111-J.H .r:.;S SAL,~1-.h ClVlL A!-"l'.t;iiL NUo 4 V:l!' 1988 Ci-i.l'A.t<rn ,-,.,. . .., ....,1 .. ·11 1L~1' o o • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Al· 1-'.G L. .- nJ..J · LnNT · versus· CHJ-1.I.r<MAN OF. HqNG_t;.t<k lJAH • ...., • o • • • o • • .k.c.;.S i:'ON}.;.t:NT JUD GM E H.T .J ..• ·, J ;< Tltis ~s an appeal from the jud3ment of the learned resident ~aiistra~e at Kis~tu in ~ares Salaclm d~ted 18th November, 1987. It is a hopeles:" . ap:i:JeaL' . ~ In her p'lain,t the- appellant 9~tarina .Simbila claimed for a sum bf · ?hs. 1,5,000/== allegedly "beint\'. money owi_nt,; and payable by t.he-.t·e.c;pon~8.r..-t. ·as her contri~ution in the Hongera bara•-business since May, 1977 11 0 The res1-1ona.ent ~~filed~a ' ~-- ~ written Statement· of defence disputing the clqim·; . .' . 4- In her evi~~nce before the trial magistrate the.appellan~_~t!~ed· that ~.ti§_. j_oined the "firm in Nay, 1977, aftei· she had duly })El.id the, ,,. . . membership fee of shs 0550/==. bhe went on to allet_'.;e that between ·the year 197? and the year 1983 when she was expel·led from the firm sliec' contributed a ·t;tal sum of Shs. 9,000/=='"for the. pur:pos.es of the firino '.l.'he resp~ndent tle11ied thc;,ct she, joined the firm in \9'.77 • .. to her, she· joined in 1981 and his' contention found 13llp{G:c:!;~in th;. (:.:vt.cl-.:.ncl • J _,- ( of other members of the fiz:m.. - 'l'he respondent further told the· court.·> that sli-e left :Uar es Salaam in May, 1982, for h~r home district and· was. t:,iven shs .. 500/== by the firm. And that soon after he-r departure_.-!he author~j_ties clos·ed down the business on health gr~und1:,. He also_'tol-d the court" that she returned in 1-lugust, 1983, and that in - the meantime th<:, other p_a_rtners had Constructed busineSE;; prem~se~:~ a h;;nda 1 and bu.sine::'.[: ha<i resumed~ He denied that she ·hu.d contributed money towards the- ~~nstr-uction of the .banda o His e,;irid.ence ~cils o showed that she was ~. " " " . • exp·;;;ne'd. from the firm in the,,·same month aitd t·hat she-wa:3,. paid shs..,J,_0'.>C/= . '1,ts her dueo 'l'he tr~ial magistrate accepted the v_ersion of the• respondent &nd h0lc". that her claim la.eked basis., Hav_ing considered the evidence as a whole I see no reason .to upset that decision, lar1::,ely based ~,p credibility £;.S it was o accordingly, this appeal is dismissed , and the respondent is t:ri:.lr_ted his costs o , . _ \-,'fl.',~- 1~ A -- rv·--• 'n:rr--•{,'-1) ' f ...) '.1" h,-ci.·I0'-.:,Ev - 2 - Mr. Mkondya for the rteppondento Li. }'. tv11-;.})IGi-.NO j·U1,G1, .