20040706 TZHC Dr es Salaam

IN THE HIGH COURT OF TANZANIA . AT DAR ES SALAAM CIVIL APPEAL ·NO. 1·85 OF 200i REHEMA SHOMARI •• , , APP1.tLANT ' VERSUS QMAR,I, A&.. BAfAGlli , , • fiSSPONDElJ'i: _jHEM4; J.: 1>:r l?Ahern~ ~,.,~"''t'~·:herein 'a,tteP This is f'IT'I nppo-:.r.l. .e.te11ed.'to as the Bpp,ella,:rt ~~ainst .the juct'gmenrt ·o,t· 1-..fl~ ~dent Magistrate's ccurt of Dar cs Stl~am Ki~~~ at (ff.on. Ka bUta ~) dated 22nd April .'2coi. Omary' Abdallal\ _._.t,.. • I • ,;_. , • _Ba,!'agi is the. r,.)t:pc:.-idcr..t' ir.. 1,._.1.s npl)·.:?al. . Th_e n:_~'!10_~11 .tf --erppeal i$! o.i.-.:.t..:'1::,.1'11 en t~;:;: _fell tYw.i1,.,:; =.'-:>l.\1" p('):1:o ts: ·· · · (1:) error in_ law anq faqt on the .. M •::, • .. ••• •'lly 0,0 .. ,, •'• .~ • hou;3e No. 2.1 ....... .._ -•..L... 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',, (4) tr.e trial }'1.s.:~i.st1"at2 2rr~ ·1 in law ::.::1d · in fact for f:.ilure t~ 0\ 3.lJate tn0 2·1idence en the :rec::-,;rc.. ll 2 r In th:1a appeal the appellant is represented by Charles Geor:ge., Associa~s while Deogratias J. Lyimo & Co,. AdPooates appears for the respondent.. counsel have !?resented wr-11:.ten submission& to .aX'gue ~he appeal., . I am gr3te!til fo-r :.iehe~ ualua!'Jl,e legal input in the appeal.• A ·brief -~umnia%"y r.f' t:hP. f:ao-+;o _which ·be~,~--::~~ -rise :tp ~ su.j.t ::mtl this a:rpeal are as fo.}.l()Wj_ng. ·., . ,·-. 9th August 1995 t!:2 lr,ite ,~s:'.l.a Mohamed ·1tl:l,e i-egi•tererl On . . ~ owner of -House Ne. 21 Fl·)t I-Jo. -9 B1 ock E Te.nga !'4:Pe~ llala .DaJ: ..es $?.l::3am e:·2t0:."ed. i.a~c- o. £8] ,,, '"".g:r~ement with ·o~i-1 Abdallah "" i· · h e r esp__.i Ba ~ag r.·1.~,e·-t t· -~- u ✓-"~~ ..L..'--~ J_,__ ---,~.-~ t"· Lnr.onertv .idi;,2:3-~on v~~'-' ... ~._, ~~·C· ..V_(; ~~,? :.o~ .,,. .:·.- of Tsh.1.2OO,O0O/=. Tt:: r2c::,r:l s:::c.~,1s that the sale ~~g~~me.IJt wo..o- '""1. t:.2ssed by Pili /, :::.:::llah .3 j_'elative of Asha. Mohatned• The app<=:llant ccou;-i2s or:e:: of th:? ::'COIT!$ in _the PPOlleltr suit but frorr. the evidcr..:::2 3',c ~~:..:;pc9r::J >.•, .....~ ~rt8in as to hO\i A.aha Mohamed :::icquiro5 -:::c:-~ suit hous.e. She how~vcr boli.~"'9'.1-iha,lt 1:b,.Q. house tpsugh r::.>,~;istere:d u:..:c:.~::· the r.~lr:;e; of Asha :·Mohamed . • ~ ◄ •• • ' it is ·a family pro;.icrty l'::.vin._:; b~.·-::·1 1x:;u 0 ht from ;tl:1~ pr~edi Qf .Sal Q.,. . 'l---1r·n·1·nrr 1.,;1..,; v b t"'\,.., !.--,•·-- T,l,-, .,,"I C)·~rr- l: ·-• l--.....1..:,,:: •"'- • ...._..,,c .J ! ,..,_.__,_ .. " ... l,,,.,.,,. • i-e,V u ..,.._ ~-(~;!'.. ,.• _ LJ.,wy • ., .. • , .. .; .. ·t. . .' 1..-• p-....--. t· ,rr--r.·,~-.._,_~- ,~~ 0 ~ -3 ~ 'b..J-=>lJ--\...· ,... .au.-1_~1 1., ____ ..., t 11.. 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', 1·!P1Y2 ... ~ inter :.li2 :fer ::1 i:cl::ratL. n to th· c:::::\,:C't that .the $U~:t premic,:::::: is. a f.:J.::.:..ly 1-:-:-cps:'t~t '.:'..~c;.~irt::J -~·rOrri' pr'.)CC'.C.ds . of . e .=1· 1nh . 4,:.·,nc·: .... _ _ _-,i" __ +.. 1 ,.,_ s+rtt·.., -- 1-.·..... v<_ ...:.. -~ t•-.::, U..l ... L,-...; 0 -'. ·ha· mer', -.1..t•~ l· ':,,,.,..,_· ~-i"~a·11.-a·h · ,.l J-ii...,..l. 1".\. • t-1agistr~tc court c:-: the \'iCit)1t o~~ t:~c: ~:vider:.~e at the 'trial four:i t~12 s11it t:::i l2ck r:.:2ri-.::s ::.;1.::'. c~is,:.:'..ssed it. She made the follcwint; fL-':.jir..gs: (1) the ::mi t i-:..){1se W2S not a ·ramily aff c.,~1·r f · 1\ 2'\_; th•·,· ,;. ......... , ~1-::i1",1t1·f+- ,iJ ~_.. .!. .:_ .-,~.,..,e7_ l...,,~t ri'o,-r Ci._-_J_..,. j,.;. \,....;.~ '·'"S 1..,0.t· ;o·n· e o• .J.. · VV•,.', ""._,, t he br->nc.::'ici3rL~s cf t.r:.2 E .~use -,~c - 1° : "'on•-.~ Str.,...,,..,+- Kari· "'ko· o _ .C', 7 ' • -- ,:_ , -:::, .; :. ;,_ V a Cl rathe:r Sl"orn3.ry r:::,1 'J.O hu:- f,'.l-:::~.:.:::.~ ( 3) f,.::ha. I/::,t:.:tr.::{=:l nurcha$ed the suit 1'1~)u::2 ~-'L<t of h:::1" c,f 2:1le of the 2st:.t:.? s:: t1e l2.t2 I·+''\ ... . / lV!ohamed . . 3 was not suffering from any rr:ental illness as the purported report from Muhimbili r.::2c.ic3.l Ifos:r.:i -:21 was found tc/be not genuine and or a forgery. ;;.sh2'. Mo:::a:r.,2d was ·found to be saaQ end att,?nd2d t.te· .. trial a~1d (5) ~sha Eohamed was ·competent to sell the s~it hcusA !al!lily rr.:::r::1bers. It may not be irrelevant to c,bserve that as the·trial in tt.e 1~isutu Rc::sidr::nt M,-: gistre.tc' s C.)t..lr't wa.s.. in pr.og?""ea; :both .Salum Shomary and J13ha JV,ohnmed 9 se~ond Plaintiff and . ~· first defendant r:::specti·1ely were called to eternal p:ea•e and curiously tnc o:;-,pelJ :,nt wa3 ::-.:.:;:;_·-ointed the admihi&tX-a:trix c-f the estate? cf J,sh2. I½oh:J.r:ie•::. 'ny tb.at tim~ the ..eui t f~gail:l.3t · · her was wi thdrmvn·. I would like P(lW to deal wi tn ~ g~d!! 0£ appeal,: as presented~ Learned Counsal fo1~ tb..a appellant ere ·~ont~ndi:ng ~..t:Pary -tro thA finding of the trial court that the appellant ~Jla.s~.an interest jn the suit house bY;Yt~tue of her.~r.•~~a ... - ... •• • • ...... - • • • • • .: ' • __ ; . . . • J. '· ' . - • ~-ttie~,e.in. In reply counsel for the r!:f,SP9,D,den-t .subwi t tl'lat ~ i. t~ ... : •. •,., . • :. • . '· ._,., ••• . ·• y#i~ .,Jestimony of the r.espondent who tes1?J.f.i·ed 8 s: rr,\T ~ a-.c 1;he : J ._ l • ·,,i,,,,i.; • • ,.. • . . • ' • ; ,; • .. ). ., ' ' ...~~ .~f'Ylfi~ th-$~ Aah~ J1ox.axnod 'ffee 'the. ~older :,f the. r i ~ . . '~ •. . . -· - -. . . . . . . ' .... . ' ~ _._9f ~ o.C?cul?ancy over the suit plot and th~t·:._.~e ~PTlPl ).aa~--~ L. •• . ·•·' . ,,.. ., ' • ~- • ..:. ' ·:'9p.e. of. the tenants in the suit house who were_ paid ';rsha ~ -~ "'·40,600/= in li,eu of altQ!'natiY9, ~eoomodation/. liS s~ch 1; .A..s;. ouau.1ttod -the-t .appellant has n·::> ,legsl· .irt"t:1.-:?.rcot ·•.-thn.~~er iin ·'.the· .suit .house. . "" ,,r:::;,.-:_, ~-._: ~ . :~~... . . ' ... " .. .' 4., :_ -~ . , " : : I think I. am inclm~d to aceep-:t the subrd.33ion of the :,~~;~oi:idEnt th~t tb~re is .~n tr~e, balance :~f I?r?b::ibi~ityJ:~ .. ~}~{ifficient, evidence: and as fcund· . bY tr,ie.,liarn0:: tr~~i°=M~~i~frate . - •• , .. .,. ,.,. • • ., . . . . . . . ·- ·._ .. _ . . . ., •• , ~j ~ •. ,. . th.e.. house .in ,·,,t;})a:t. . .. iispute bslcnged to and is r.cw part o:f •' the estate of' the l '.lte ~~sha Ivlc:iamed. !here is no cogent evidence to support ·...ap;x:?llant' s · clai~:···:if, ri6 l:lt over. the·i suit property .• , On the 1:rerJise. grounc: 0nc of. ·the. a.pp,E?ail:.:. .. ~;i.·.: .. '.:. . .. fails. and is · dismissE:•d. ·The 2.bove · al.: G,•in □y· vie:w di~J;?9~~ ~· ., :.0f . grotmd. tv,ro i~ .. t.he n.2r.:cr2nium : :.1f .·ap1,ec:.l. . In a Jdi:tign.,..1.t ., ,.. ~· • • ' ·• • , • ·._ •• _J,_. .,_, ""~.~,-, r ... ·~inaf, be. relcvc;rr..t t~, ,tak,~ en ·:::,c:2.r:.'. the f ?J.:.l cv,in.::_: 1.assag~'.Jn ·;the res;rcnc:.e!lt' s subrr.:Lss ic:n. fr.embers . . . ?risj''J.(" . ~ cut 2-f i t.h ~ ::::-::nncr and ter~s of j,:i:c1t mm01 s}-:.ir )f the s2.r:10. 1 The family/c~an ciesb6rs 1:1en jecided to c:.i31::os2 o:: the. :-~cl.:.3c 8. d divide the ;,roce•~ds· econg ther:,scl· es to resclve the :·1:.sundcrst221c.in:;. How can they now · .,- 7 Lncther hcusr: ... 1d ovm it jointly and St!Ve: ·ally and yet ,iow on2 person an ::L insan~ ]erson to regis12r the same in her ovm name out c,f th€' ,:;aid. rnisunder- s tan ling. 11 'li th regard to the third & fou··th grounds 0f qppeal . I wish only to observe in relation to ····1e s"..lbrni.s.si )r. by counsel for the appellant that their cL.ent all .::~ec;, the .i.nsani ty of the late /\s~a .. Mohamed the dt·ty w.,s ur,•sr,, he::-· to prove that allegation. .At any rate it i.3 on.;. rccorJ. t:1at 11y,nort d to .have been . . . the report P---r'- . e ,&bta1.ned from Muh.1mb1.l1. l\'~E:dic3l Ce:1.tre was found to be not genuine anc_a forgery by none othe~ than Dr G~P. Kilonzo, liSSociate Prof es.so:--:- of P3:·chi;3_t:::-' r and Head ,':1f the Department._ In tis l2tter Ref. 'f,IT<C/PSY/B.1/ Vol.XII of 10th January 1996 Dr- ¥.ilnnzo disclaius the • purportec. 1 ett·:r of lOtr~ ,A1..,.g~1st : 995 by a Dr J.M. Juma who is unknown and had nc;t workec L'l. thf, )epartment·. The letter of Dr J .Iv::. Ju:i:c w:.s c:. su":J~ ec-t o:r ~ri::-.inal proceedi··1gs of the appellant i:'1. c. ·:1rninal Cc.se Nc".a2:,j~ S in the Dj 'trict court cf Ilal3 at Eis· J ·u. With such c0ckr:round no court o.- · hiw worth its r .ai:ie and -tanding can a'. cec:t such a ferr? L .le. /\ccordingly the two l roU,;,--ids :,f :>.':::r:: ? l : -dl and 2.r , .'C.J ,ct2J.. • ..• /5 5 . . . t ic for the foregoing reaE ,ns that this app,c?al n:ust fail nd is cons2quently dismissed ,~t;':h costs··, ti:'hi: judgment l ,· a .. :1 d<:?C _,ee of the Resident Magistra·:c 1 , Court -:)f Dar es Salaam 1t 6 Kisu.tu i.n c1vi1 Case No.250 of 159(; are uph'Jld. ·· passing I woulc: request th:=· learned trial P.esident MF ~i~trP. · -.e, Hon. Mrs. Ka.·::,uta to satL fy. herss-lf with the m;. ,m- . a:1.d. extent of hew ,{eherna Shorncry is adrr.inistering · tt.e state of t.'1.e late _1_ • ,r1a IJiohamed ··-11')'.:n the grant of lEtters of adrr,i1 i_,3·i:;rstic.1 tc. her, ()-; \( r-✓ ·acc 6/7 /20( \: Coran:: '.Fo"t' ti- J.. . (" '·For tt 11.esp:::,:1.d-:.nt: ) . C .C.: ~ .. ~- .·order~ .:r·x.: :t ,. ,a.it ·:-.)J.iv·::r,:j_ ·:::o J::. / in .. .-_ :presenc,2 -:f h~th .. ·· ;·-·-·· ,• . .~ .:-, ' .• •·. ;