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Civil procedure mugeta torokoko vs muraga gachuma another 2010 tzhc 206 27 april 2010

mugeta torokoko vs muraga gachuma another 2010 tzhc 206 27 april 2010

The proceedings in Civil Case No. 13 of 2005 were fundamentally flawed because evidence was led on defamation instead of the pleaded commission claim, and both the trial magistrate and counsel failed in their duty to confine the trial to the real issues. The proceedings are quashed and parties may file afresh.

  • Consolidation of suits
  • Misdirection in evidence
  • Commission claims
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Civil procedure mugeta torokoko vs muraga gachuma another 2010 tzhc 208 27 april 2010

mugeta torokoko vs muraga gachuma another 2010 tzhc 208 27 april 2010

The proceedings in Civil Case No. 13 of 2005 were fundamentally flawed because the appellant and his witnesses gave evidence on defamation, which was not the subject matter of the suit, and the court and counsel failed to correct this misdirection. Therefore, the proceedings are quashed.

  • Consolidation of suits
  • Misdirection of evidence
  • Quashing of proceedings
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Civil procedure 19881020 TZHC Dar es Salaam

19881020 TZHC Dar es Salaam

The High Court held that a prior lower-court suit between the same parties was still pending, so the High Court case was stayed under section 8 of the Civil Procedure Code.

  • Res judicata
  • Stay of proceedings
  • Jurisdiction
  • Consolidation of suits
  • Civil-procedure
  • Res-judicata
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