20170728 TZHC Mwanza

20170728 TZHC Mwanza

The suit was fatally defective as it was instituted against the District Executive Director, who lacks legal capacity to be sued, instead of the Magu District Council. Consequently, all proceedings and decisions of the trial court are a nullity and must be quashed and set aside. The appellant also failed to prove breach of contract on a balance of probabilities due to failure to tender crucial contract documents (BOQs) in evidence.

Citation
20170728 TZHC Mwanza
Parties
Appellant: M/S Msuma Enterprises Ltd; Respondent: D.E.D Magu
Court
TZHC
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
28 July 2017
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Judgment on Appeal
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Breach of Contract, Capacity to Sue and Be Sued, Tender Disputes, Procedural Nullity
Source Language
English
Contract Law Local Government Law Breach of Contract Capacity to Sue and Be Sued Tender Disputes Procedural Nullity

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Parties

M/S Msuma Enterprises Ltd

Appellant

D.E.D Magu

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Judgment on Appeal

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether there was a valid and binding contract between the appellant and the Magu District Council
  2. 2 Whether the respondent breached the contract
  3. 3 Whether the suit was properly instituted against a party with legal capacity

Ratio Decidendi

The suit was fatally defective as it was instituted against the District Executive Director, who lacks legal capacity to be sued, instead of the Magu District Council. Consequently, all proceedings and decisions of the trial court are a nullity and must be quashed and set aside. The appellant also failed to prove breach of contract on a balance of probabilities due to failure to tender crucial contract documents (BOQs) in evidence.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • Judgment, Decree and Proceedings of the District Court of Magu in Civil Case No. 14 of 2013 quashed and set aside
  • Appellant to pay costs