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High Court land appeal dismissed after the court upheld the tribunal’s finding that the respondents had stronger evidence of ownership and occupation.
The Court of Appeal held that failure to serve a third-party notice on Korogwe District Council was a fatal procedural defect that vitiated the judgment and required retrial.
The appeal was dismissed because the appellant failed to appeal the criminal conviction, and both lower courts properly evaluated the evidence, establishing that the appellant damaged the respondent's trees and that compensation was warranted.
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The High Court allowed a land dispute appeal, finding the respondent had not proved encroachment or demolition of a wall on a balance of probabilities.
The High Court allowed the appeal, holding that the respondent’s evidence was unreliable and contradictory, so the claim for compensation for damage to a sisal plantation failed.
Second appeal against a conviction for malicious damage to property. The High Court held the appellant had ignored a land tribunal decision and dismissed the appeal.
The High Court dismissed an appeal against a trespass judgment, holding that ignorance of ownership and acting for an unentitled employer did not excuse liability.
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