19960813 TZHC Mbeya

.J.:7,7 ~. y I IN TITT ItIGE COURT OY 'J~/._N7.l,NL'\. ~ / ~/ C::... - , ~ ,.-. ~ ~ - ;tf1~,""'9- ~ I it 'I l:.fD.'.i:Y/\. OF:IC'rD!tJ.J_J J'fJT.~IS}]I<;TIOI~ (r1:1:, "F'- :i,::, 1;i:stry) (r·c) !;I /II ;~·1:~·~'.0.'i.L :. .~{,' 0 ~\:3 C)Y, 1905 ,, t~ {Fr1Jm tl1G :~0t;:.s~·:.-~ -~T t:· v :Jistr·j.ct C')ur·t cf !! ,S 1 1tJ.:--~21~--:'-"l j_)it...i.-:1i.cJ~ ~1.:: -~~:,}~J\1.~·. ~:1:::.~~1:.·:::. l:i.:_ Ci.1ri1 Civ:..J f Appoo.l i'ho :.JJ/':-: .. 0:::-i • Pr:~·::r, ':'.t>,rt Civ.C'56/95) t PHILLIP 1I:tYf.~I Ot>..looocneoc-o ()i,<.\or croov••c:,o .t~~:1::~( ~1.iii\ ~\~- 'I 1 \T Cl'S11S }1t~RY KTI'1i1.I'1Gti. d O G O • 0 0 " ,, 0 e O O O O :1 C Cl O e O O <' \.I O t' 0 n I') ~1~i ~,~;1-"c.::;~;='.\~ ~· JLJ~ !}]tl·-;'_:_'.tl\~'1 1 ~1\YO, P!!_C~oJ:): irhis appeal by the ar,pellm"t, Ph:Lllip M::-.:ni, hs.s f:C•t o.11 tho mGrits it deservee under the sun. Tlrn c1ppeJ.:~::1.nt c.nd the respt)n1~ent, Mary Kirnanga had met in S 1 l1anga township som:Jtime in Febru:i.ry, 19930 Out of sexual desire they cohabited :mrl deci'.:\:~~. to liv,:'l together as concnbin0s up to June, 1995 when the eoncubin<1ge eouh\ nc·, J.cng0r s'clbsist, so they parted one anothGr, .:m::1 in fry.ct it wc.1.s tl:h, :re,s·,1on:e11t who d0cL1 ed to r1.cscrt the a 1,r,cllc..n t after ,some :prolon[;e,t mism1·~ erst0.11d:u1.-::s. Out of she2-r :.easons, in July, 1995 the res1J0nr1 ent, beJL:vin? thc1.t she h:i.c1, ch.,ring the concubinag0,acquired '1 m:::..trin1onL:.l st:s1~·us 9 f.i1ej a' ,suit in .Surnbt:.w.:rnga .. Urbnn . Pr"nnr-v - V C,:wrt f'r1'"1;DRt tbe• ,~._,.~J:'-' ~ "'1w,c,ll·7.(ii~ - ·-·"' clain1irifI s:Yu :=- m:1i!1~c:n:3.n.ce 1 • 'A. ~'"/:-···..._ ... i-; ·- -llo•·1ancec c.--r. v· o t~-+,,, 1.;n- .I. t, uch~ :-:n .. i..;,,:)-.... 1•• , Vt 0('0.'-. ..-' / -·o t.,-:,1,.~--..1. The trfo.1 court aft,,r gath0ri11;; 311 the cvL1 ::nc,, "':)Crt:,inin,t :c the ease, unanimously ca.me tc :1. fin(d11:; th:-.: ·tt18 two )artier, wc}r<J not \ presumed hu,sbc1nc: and wife. hut for ,':3•.:-rnc r<Yl2on.snot 2ls-:i.rly Cffs.:,···lished, it purported to allow }XU": of the r,:;sr0nc:2D.t 1s cJ..::. im ·to .7. hme •:)f -w·1::::. 2't,8r.llzl .. 1 ent still hL,'.>.Juri,..,-· The responr ~.,..:1 r-;~,m..:: be:_i;,:f th.'.t she ;ns not sufficie1.1tly F,iven jvstice'l ,1ocic1 ed tc ,1.>1eal t,~ the csj_strict court against the trinl eourt 1 1:. ciecision. Tb~" ,.;.istrict court :1llo~vecl the 3.ppcal on the grounds th::.t und0r section 160 (2) of the ~-!,::.rr:i.n½c" i,ct 19?1 the r ""Sponr1 ·"I1t 1~-,-'"'c,c,. 7,,,.- i;:;; ..... ""-',':i •• l ..,_.....,. LL._...l,l ..1. T'l·,ri.,+ ••• •:jL.l. v for -- • .... m·'"l'·t•.L,.,.l·n•·nce J1~;. l l.l.A - i)..,_ .., , an·1 - t,. t½,.,+ ..,~1 .. ~1~0 C,,. i:, Ul}r'ler •.. 1,. v, section 60 of the s,'.ti~D /.ct she wo..,s tmtitl,::::1 :,Jo.rt of \he m.?.trimoni2,l t property. Th(: first Off.P.;Jlh te""(}.()urt thus '7t.ried the tr:i.'11 courts ) decision by alloMnr, th,3 whole of th::: claim Shs.BO,OOO/::::o The 3:)resent O.})iJellnnt W,''.s .'lf;Cti'2vw1. bonce t1-lis seconr! 2pT.>ea.l 0 This appeal was heard in the abs3nce of the .respondent by under be provisions 1:':: of Gection 35 of the N.C.~11.. 1 RL:.. It is\ pl::1in1y clc:.J.r from the <ovi,lenco adduced at th-3 tri2.l ourt tkd: the two :,,2.rtios in t1::i_::;, case cuulcl not ' 4 · hnve been s,iid to have ncqd.r2d the, st) tus 0f hu,o:lnnrJ :::tn~~,r-_i., 0•1t of their coneubin'.:..ge rele.tinnsf,ir;~ 'l'hey W•.;!r'C ro.ther living tc1::;,'.Jt 1J,1I' 01.;it i),:.. '(.,) ji furth<:-:r wr·.-,J.1 "': that there w~s any divorGG or ssp:crc1tion in the Girc:umst2. ncc::s t)f .::his case to warrcmt rU.,rision of !'.~'.".'tr::.m0ni:>. l 1.,rc;_)ert:,' n.:,,: cv,.:m a:1y cJ,::j.m for ma.intemmcc unrler the l.::.\,;. Li f,.:_ct y:_:er2 i1'::.,s ,10 scix1til:i... of to justify the first appell,:i.te' :3 court purr,ortc,:;~ 2.~_,:,tic,"l.tion of 0,:cction 60 of the ActQ ·: ~ ... ' i:- • " "'I • tb.2. t they only met at Sumb.::i..,-r,::m~::::i in,~_0;:'"n ·:_,0r;.t1y of ".:In~; anot··-,.:;r, I can see no 101,;c-11 1b.b:i.lity on th-s ,x:,rt '.)f th0 ,·•.pp011,1nt to ,)~LY 0.ny mnintenance allowance to the r• )s;~:0°1d.e;'J·:~ .1ff:er t>e bret:k _up of their 0 ... unf or tile con cu bin.:;.sc • !·!;:Kit I c:1.n ,30,f.::ly so.~- :Ls tlE t tlt:J c L. 5.m by the res~·-·on':ent tr::s in l:,w mi.':cv;,:2i,;c2: 1 .~·.n ': f:,,rf ..:,l::chorl in ::he bircumstmces • .... incepti011. The decisions of the.' t\-10 -::.owo:c~ cr:iur-1:r,:;, .·tr,= thcr2foru quo.shed ancl set :' si•~i.::o ' 1 costA to the .'J.'.--pcl.1:m t. ! . ·., ,..... l~•T'lll', .;. J\i. (: ·' T ) \. ·'-'o(.J o At Mbcva ~~----::- 1.3 th hngust, 19'9fi