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Given the marriage lasted fourteen years and the appellant did not adequately maintain his wife, it was unjust for the primary court not to order some rebate on the dowry refund.
- Citation
- N
- Parties
- Appellant: Obedi Mjafongo; Respondent: Nicodemu Nusyani
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 1 January 2000
- Procedural Posture
- Civil Appeal / Judgment
- Outcome
- appeal dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Dowry Refund, Marriage Dissolution, Maintenance
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Obedi Mjafongo
Appellant
Nicodemu Nusyani
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the district court was justified in granting a rebate on the dowry refund
- 2 Whether the amount of dowry paid was correctly determined
Ratio Decidendi
Given the marriage lasted fourteen years and the appellant did not adequately maintain his wife, it was unjust for the primary court not to order some rebate on the dowry refund.
Court Disposition
appeal dismissed
Orders
- A typed copy of the judgment to be forwarded to the district court, which is directed to read the same to the parties.
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