rashid ndee vs sophia juma 2020 tzhc 4458 20 november 2020

rashid ndee vs sophia juma 2020 tzhc 4458 20 november 2020

The appeal was dismissed because there was no contradictory evidence as alleged, the evaluation report was correctly expunged by the first appellate court, and the concurrent findings of fact by the lower courts were based on credible witness testimony that the appellant's cattle destroyed the respondent's crops.

Citation
rashid ndee vs sophia juma 2020 tzhc 4458 20 november 2020
Parties
Appellant: Rashidi Ndee; Respondent: Sophia Juma
Court
TZHC
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
20 November 2020
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Second Appeal
Outcome
appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Compensation for Property Damage, Assessment of Evidence, Appellate Review
Source Language
English

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Parties

Rashidi Ndee

Appellant

Sophia Juma

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Second Appeal

  1. 1 Whether the lower courts erred in relying on contradictory evidence
  2. 2 Whether the trial court erred in relying on an evaluation report not properly admitted as evidence
  3. 3 Whether the appellant's cattle destroyed the respondent's crops

Ratio Decidendi

The appeal was dismissed because there was no contradictory evidence as alleged, the evaluation report was correctly expunged by the first appellate court, and the concurrent findings of fact by the lower courts were based on credible witness testimony that the appellant's cattle destroyed the respondent's crops.

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed

Orders

  • appeal dismissed with costs