patson shungu vs castonea jimson 2020 tzhc 3562 30 october 2020
The appellant failed to prove that the respondent lacked reasonable and probable cause or acted with malice in initiating the criminal proceedings; thus, not all elements of malicious prosecution were established.
- Citation
- patson shungu vs castonea jimson 2020 tzhc 3562 30 october 2020
- Parties
- Appellant: Patson Shungu; Respondent: Castonea Jimson
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 30 October 2020
- Procedural Posture
- Civil Appeal / Judgment
- Outcome
- appeal dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Malicious Prosecution, Elements of Tort, Fair Trial, Judicial Bias
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Patson Shungu
Appellant
Castonea Jimson
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the trial court erred in dismissing the suit for malicious prosecution
- 2 Whether the trial magistrate was biased or improperly presided over the case
- 3 Whether the appellant proved all elements of malicious prosecution
Ratio Decidendi
The appellant failed to prove that the respondent lacked reasonable and probable cause or acted with malice in initiating the criminal proceedings; thus, not all elements of malicious prosecution were established.
Court Disposition
appeal dismissed
Orders
- No order as to costs
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