19921211 TZHC Dar es Salaam

IH T=-~ ~-:-~.CE COv:2T OF TJ:.HZAHIA '. 't PC c:v--..:.t ITC 104 OF 1992 - ..,.. -r - ··r m J~LJJ.J_ U __ ...;,.·A.••••••••••• , •• A,1;.1;ELL.hH..: ""'t .., ~ • ' , l'J,'.O~·Ufr:7,;). UYAGA •• •::• ◄ • , • • • , • . • , • • • . • .~:J~Olfi)El!T Th.io ia ~u c!)penl b:r 1::C:ulidi 1~11y Uyaga ctg~inot the judgr.1ent o.nd deel.'lee of t:1.0 :)i:::h iot Court, The foots cri ~t 1 . lfl.auJ.:Ldi ~lly Uyagn t::ie ~:c:2.-011£".nt in this appecl wus 'bhe dete;iclan-; ~ ;J.1e triol C-ourt '='li1el"'Gec EoI2.a.r.1ec1 Uy~gn the reaponclen;' nol1 l'M0 ~e pJ.eint:t:r:r in the trinl Co'.lri:. The parties are brovhe;-o 1 ··'l'l-ie;-e wos no· clisp1..1te il'l t:-:.~ fri::;cry Court thct the respondent I I bou{31-it the aJ\·it prer.1isea f':. 0::1 c: par:::;on a11d that he put t!--:.e 0 D.ppe.llant .:l.n the nuit Pl-"'G:'.:i::iea to l.iv.G there f'ree of oha;-ge beccu:'le he i hi:::, bro'f:l:el"'~ It wan the reoponden'b 'o ()~oe t11air he bought thci houae :U"l. i:n.:r~1.0rG~1ip. ·vi th J:.shuro lilly Uyoga trif! ! who iG hio si(ter. Then t!1c, I'GO:i_)Ondent w~nted ::1oney in o;-c:.w to spend it d. c houoe ho ,taG buildine •. Ha wanted to oolS. I the houoe but 1:1is pci..ento fo::-~2d0 h:4, ~tlci. gave hir.1 shs 2700/ ~atead, He J.id not osll ·t::c houoe tl:.:erefore • Then in ofdo, 1,hct the appallnnt r.1igl':.t not, ··0 L:o.rnooed in tho oboenoo of the •espondent, tto r0o;;;o~clcnt 1:n1.: given l::.ii'J . .... · he got fro1:1 t:te VG,ndoi.. ot t~:20, ::.ouae to hir.1. after that. • It 't1ao tt.·on 1i.1e:1 t::c ap:.~ellant tried to aoll 'illO i houoe, Th.e req:_:;onc.ont 'bold hi;: to r.1ovo out of the houoe bui, ! the nppello11.t C:Lair.1ec.:. thnt t:10. :.:ouao wno his• That io wh1n th; i r'iopondent f'ilot:. thi:J ouit. I On the ot!1~,r hcncl, tl10 ,'o::cllnnt•o onae we,o thai:: tll~ :t'QGpondent bouz::t the hou::.o (oui t :)re□iseo) 0.11d he a2 hi3 bf•ll;.~ 'tfaO allo\-md to liv0 i~ i·t. 'l'he · :)c:rtner of the rGopom:1ent ¥1 ihe purchase o:t ·th0 l:ouoe 1:rco 3of'ic; lilly Uyage: encl not Juih'-'1al Tb.en ooi:1otir.1c nf'·tcr 1:mny ye~l:"o tl:o rooponclcm.t needed inone7 ti.nd he told tho appcllu~t tl:ct u~l0ac he gave hir.1 tho □oney he wou&d •~J,l the houoe to oor.100110 else. ':'1.10 c1pi,ellc1.nt □Ein 0 gocl to s-ai0; tho r:1on<ly c.nc1 he ;>ciC: t::o roo:_::,01:.cont sho 3700/- for the houoo onc1 he -wo.o to pay t~:o otl:.ol:" .:,::.a:.:-~cr c .:rurtfaor oho '3700/w,· •.• /2... ,.. __ ' \ - 2 11bon tile oppell~nt co:,J for o reao:!.:pt to Dignify·~" Bale vho ronponc.1ont saic: -;;~1c:{ it wno not neoeo::.ory o.a they wero b~othors. The roa:_:;o:::.'~:c:rt gcive I:.i::1 i11otGecl his own sele ' ag-reeoent wl:ioh the :;::oo·~onc.:ont oaic1 ·wao a bettor docuoant ao ~ven the ncu:,e of 3 oi'i~ -~J:e ot:1or pertner wca written the;-e, Tho Prir.1ory Court :i:',,und for tl'le oppellent after being :ictisfiec1 tl:ot the ~J;o!:,:.:.~nt 'o oviclc:;1100 woe r..1ore woigh-&y. · court On ~ppeol to tl:o Dia tric~ ,/the lo~rncd Distriot Magiotrn-&e found fol:' the r0sponCent; C.:i."'CUing that tho triEll oourt ie,;,l4.td . . on heorooy evido1100 c.::.:c: ,.Ed not tE'l1tc into oonoidorct:i.on the I d~ur.1e.ntary evidonoo. :~,~ ·l;ei"'l'led the evidenoo of tl'l0 appol.l.E:lnt t I Qide to be "ser:1i oont1--4 d:'i.vbory nil:ed with henraay eviclenoe" t t1.nd found 110 evidonce on t.:.o p~rt of the £\;,pellan-t to prov; the ~iatenc0 o-£ o. o~lc c.t:... 00::1m1t to the cippellant• In -his por:1c;,rcnclw:; o-:: ,:.:i:;:;,poal the rGol crux of th.e 1:1at1'0,, p~oporly enc: c:c-2.ling with a non iaaue of tl:.e puroho.so of :1e hOU.30 by t~.l<:: rcai)ondeni, insteeid of cl.ealing anct OnG~inS ~'lC iOSU<~ o? oc.;•_o o:t tho house by tho reaponclon'b to the QppelJ\:nt • In court, at tho 1:.oc.:rinj o-1: -bho o:~paal tho appellant \·tao ~~ply reitexjting i:h~t he _1~ugb.t tho houso whereoa QG i,he ~aspondent w, { c].oir:tlng tho-& !1e did not sell the house. After rc\·aing one: study-:1.:::e the cvide11oe in this •aao I ac inoJ.:lned to 2. \rec wi tl:. t::o :t:G:ding o:f the l?ricary Court, I do· not agl:'ee 'ttritJ tho locri:.oc1 :Ji$J.;riot !1agistrata the,t tl:e ev~don•e f'o,i- tho appe11\nt is oo::.1i oont::-adiotory and hatlrSb.Y• T'~e ea1,~ of the house t1 the oppel1v.nt rco wi.tn0osad by SEllUO All.y Vyogei •10 wao not crcpo .. a;::ar.1:i,nod by t~:i.G respondent. ·on tho otl~e;- hand kshur~ A.Uycgo. k10 olc.ir:io to br.rc bought the houoe in. po.rtne211CShip ' l-,:f.th the l;'esponc 1.cnt would nz_:>poc:..' to be a person '1-ti'bh ttn :lt'lite,:oot I . . . '10 Gel9VG• Incloqcl even Jur.1c. H~1 o::.;'.;'t-ra Mgindo a person not· related ·, ' '10: .the portios by blood one: n~ OQ:"l in la"t-1 of the respondent a;J,~o · tt~:t.r..ed to hav_e wi tnos~ocl t:::i.o sn"r1-c. I thcref ore pretor tl1.e ,on•lusion nrrivoc.1 ct by tl:o Fri:i~ry Court whieh b.acl an OJ?p01."tunity to sec c,nc: l:enr t:;.c :;n::.--tics end which t-rc.s in Q b~tter position to nooooo t~10 t:?:"'..J,th 0£ the .evidence. T!.1.e Piotrict Court dic1 not hc.vc t::ct t-.dvc.ntc.gc. It wao he1d in Lnlntc I•.lj)JtU'l(;'€l.WOlo vs He.ni-yE't'lc'.U:.1lit1c. ( 1979-~ LRT n.J thnt n finc1:f.ng oz . tatts by a triol oow.--t- nu~~ bo ~££is:'Oed on ~ppecl unl.Goa 4.1' t o ~ rot~ally be su~)Ortoo. \ ... .3 - l s \ L"l tlus eaae there i ..J no·l;hing irrational about the f'i11cU.ng • of' 'bhe tl."iell 00\.1rt. VioJ;"eover • a trial court has an ac1van'fJage over . . an appellate oot,rt i'.in that tl:e . witneosea appear bef'orf ii and ao such it io:in,la :;e·lij.;er position to asseos the V\,ltht'~lness of witl~eoa~a. For. all the above Z'3a.Oo:.:o 'bb.is appeal sucoeeda w:i.th 1osts 'bo ~e borne by tl"lG reo:._)onclent • The aui t preci-,eo :Ls clo~lt.l:L"ecl to belong to tl,;~ a:)pellan'b r1aulidi .Ally Uyasa whe bou~t ;Lt :f's:soo i,ll,e rea.:;oi:c'ient. A. BAI~TI J"uDGE· 11 ...i2.92 Appfllant • \reoent ~pondent-t >resent . ·- ....... I \-- J"i.DGE \ 11 .12 .9·2. ,/ l I _,. \ \ i ·\ I \ I \ ' \