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The High Court allowed a land appeal, holding that the appellant’s long, uninterrupted occupation of the disputed parcel outweighed the respondent’s late claim.
The High Court held that a sale of clan land without clan consent was void, and the buyer could recover the purchase price only from the individual seller.
The High Court dismissed a civil appeal over succession and property transfer, holding that Nanasa Madenge had valid letters of administration and could transfer the house.
The High Court held that the disputed shamba was clan property, not Saidi Onari’s private land, and barred him from alienating it without clan consent.
On second appeal, the High Court held that the disputed shamba was not clan property and could not be redeemed by the appellant.
The High Court held that a shamba remained clan property after the deceased’s death. It found no valid oral will or inheritance right in the respondent.
The High Court of Tanzania dismissed a second appeal over redemption of land, holding the shamba was not clan property and so no redemption right arose.
The High Court at Mwanza allowed an appeal in a customary land dispute, holding that redemption was brought too late and leaving the buyer undisturbed on the shamba.
The High Court dismissed an appeal over redemption of a shamba, holding that the land was not clan property because it had been acquired for consideration.
The High Court dismissed a civil appeal over coffee beans and clan shamba rights, holding there was no proof of the alleged taking and that a payment claim lay against the deceased’s children.
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