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High Court of Tanzania dismissed an appeal over bridewealth refund, holding no refund was due after a 23-year marriage with seven children and the appellant’s fault.
The High Court dismissed a second appeal for bridewealth refund, holding there was no valid divorce and no proof the appellant had inherited or cohabited with the woman as his wife.
The Court of Appeal restored the Primary Court’s refusal to order a bridewealth refund, holding the divorce judgment was irrelevant to the evidence on record.
The High Court upheld a bridewealth refund of 25 head of cattle and one goat after a short marriage ended in divorce, dismissing the appeal with costs.
On appeal over bridewealth after divorce, the High Court restored the trial court’s order that 10 head of cattle be refunded to the appellant.
The High Court held the appeal incompetent because the bridewealth refund dispute had already been finally decided and was barred by res judicata.
On second appeal, the High Court upheld the dismissal of a bridewealth-related objection proceeding because the appellant failed to prove the attached cattle belonged to him or to the judgment debtor.
The High Court dismissed an appeal against refusal to set aside an ex parte divorce decree, holding the application was filed far outside the 6-week limit.
High Court appeal over bridewealth refund after divorce. The court held the trial court’s discretionary assessment should not have been increased on appeal and restored the original order.
The High Court partly allowed an appeal over customary law bridewealth and child-related compensation, reducing the bridewealth refund and rejecting the custody compensation claim.
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