William David Carlisle Wise v E. F. Harvey Limited (Application No.8/146/1987) [1987] ZMSC 102 (24 November 1987)
The court dismissed the application to dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution, instead granting the appellant a final extension of twenty-one days to file the record and heads of argument. The court refused to stay execution of the lower court's judgment for possession of the farm, finding no basis for further...
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- Citation
- [1987] ZMSC 102
- Parties
- Appellant: Unknown (Appellant); Respondent: Unknown (Respondent)
- Court
- Supreme Court of Zambia
- Jurisdiction
- Zambia
- Case Number
- Application No.8/146/1987
- Procedural Posture
- Civil / Application for Dismissal of Appeal and Stay of Execution
- Outcome
- application to dismiss appeal refused; final extension of time granted; stay of execution refused
- Legal Topics
- Appeals, Stay of Execution, Extension of Time
- Source Language
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Parties
Unknown (Appellant)
Appellant
Unknown (Respondent)
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Civil / Application for Dismissal of Appeal and Stay of Execution
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the appeal should be dismissed for want of prosecution
- 2 Whether a further extension of time to lodge the record and heads of argument should be granted
- 3 Whether stay of execution of the lower court's judgment should be granted
Ratio Decidendi
The court dismissed the application to dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution, instead granting the appellant a final extension of twenty-one days to file the record and heads of argument. The court refused to stay execution of the lower court's judgment for possession of the farm, finding no basis for further delay and requiring sums owing under the judgment to be deposited in a joint account within twenty-one days. Failure to comply with these conditions would result in automatic dismissal of the appeal.
Court Disposition
application to dismiss appeal refused; final extension of time granted; stay of execution refused
Orders
- Appellant granted a final extension of twenty-one days to lodge the record of appeal and heads of argument
- Sums owing under the judgment to be deposited in a joint account operated by counsel for both parties within twenty-one days
Full Case Text
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' ' I I ou IN THE SUPREME COURT OF ZAMBIA Application No.8/146/1987 HOLDEN' AT' LUSAKA ' ' (Civil Jurisdiction) •\ Mr. Mr. Hamir, Messrs· SollytPatel' Hami r' &•ct:awrerice~ forrther'respondentY c. Banda, of Chifumo Banda & Associates, for the-appellant i ;,;r;1, :H\,J- ',r>~E>·J tur tit:: .ti::::iJ:1r;,,1:.iy):·,:~~ DofcI:}.lt it· .· ,:·. •\ . ·,;:;,i n1i;. •:r ',_,;,,i:_ ~-_ft.:1··rt;Dl.1L rry;t·~tiemt~ }l:(½,'\';;}J:y Ic_dg'ln~- t~1t:1, :, ~- "1·-"r.·•··.··,;',i •·,:,·1 ··· · .. -.,.· !~·~,.:"'.' ~-~f'I . ,, . ..._n,--,, ~. Jl . ') .,.,l·th~\~ ••'1-l·u'.1 : I have .considered this.,Jl!atter-,. and all the submissions which have '., ..... ,, ... ··- ,, .. '"'-'•' .,.. ,, ,· . ' .. been made. In particular, I have. noted the history of this ,litigation and the various applications previously made both'below and here. ' . .. / . . . In· '. . view of the fact that the record of appeal is (1ni!llY ready for lodging ' despite the delays herein, I would rive{pne {°o)e-S.h~nce, a final chan~e . ~.,,,. ~ .. ----1 , • .. . ,f''.'J'c· ""' -.> .. ,. -· ' · . ' to the appellant to prosecute th~1 apµ,e~V•i:. O~g'\:~Ei!;;;~onditions to be adumbrated in a moment, I dismiss'th·e "applicat'ion"!•fo dismiss the appeal i for want of prosecution but would instead grant the appellant a final \ extension of twenty-one-days within which to lodge not only· '.'.the record ' . ... . ' but his heads of argument as well so that the case can be allocated a hearing date early in the new year. Unless. the record and the heads of . ' . . \ ' ' argument are filed within the extended time, the appeal shall stand dismissed-without further application on the part of the· respondent. ' • '\._:, l With regard to the enforcement of the lower court's judgment,! find th, ·there is no basis to stay execution of the award for possession of the farm. Previous stays were for the purpose of harvesting and removing· . , themselves and it would be totally inequitable to allow the appellant 2/ ....... . · ... • l! . • . . :'};,: : : . L ~-. '.~ <~: \·:'.f ~~~ ... ~.:\(:L~~iL 1 s-1{ to plant.new crops and so again stretch their claim for further relief against the lower court's judgment in that respect. The appellant has been in default and quite apart from being • · , - _::·'.· ~.:."._;:_LJ.' 1.·· r2: .. i~ Ro:;~~ri(-,f~,:.f:: .. :·rt condemned in the costs of these applications and the hearing· hereof, ii -'i• ! is only fair that the. respon9en:t/s position be saf.e~µ~r:deq in. the mann( suggested by Mr. Hamir,and agreed .. to by Mr. Banda • ., ;. The. sums,owing .. by i •'-: •• ,1 • ....::1 rJ~'. •. • . • · .. · , : 1,.;,: ,·i.,., :-, . . . · ,,. ·· ·.-·•·r, ' .. ·. appellant under the judgment below must be :Plac~d_,,,)'lithin,the course oi · • ,- , ,,,( di,,/,,.,,.,·. -I : 1 •. ,, .. , . Q . .. J . the next twenty-one days, in,an acc_ount . .to,_.be operated join.tly,~y ,, ' I , •• , ' •" • • " I ' / l> , '- '• • '-•"•" •' • • counsel for the appellant and counsel for the respondent ... Default in . . , . ., -··-·.-~,--::~·,,~ -.~',·. -!-.:-1,·1:··~· · ' .. .-,.ci complying with any of the aforesaid coriditions;-riainely lodging"the ____ _ : 1 L i. record· and heads of argµnie1r!,__arid_ ~~p9_s_i:tir1g :the mqnEly_al_l .. liJ~~HL:t~-e.~. ;·; :·-i ; .. next twenty-one days will mean, and it is so ordered, that the appeal shall stand dismissed without'.more. dn:i cd l ::>r: :;o,t:,1'i ,;,:1,;,11:. 1,,,,1,,;-, lr:)lisl: to bo .. tho· .re·co\~0 •;~1itf'il·:~ t;<·1ic11 t{:· lodg~·.not ·.~n1lt ··, .. 1,-i::·Y,,(J!>;! ''.·:1i'.:-:-,u i'-:(' .. :·1· ')tdic~tir~",f;, '4)f;· titB·f)t;1Y-:t !J:f ti~~!-/t'-.:tj}Ondtt.c1t ... ., vt·i.~;t t~·._;";•1·,:: '.i :11-:: r-·r1f:.<: 0c•:•:1:·~~nt of th'C l<JWeT"' court.'i. judgrr:.tnt,l {ind Uli. •J . I ,, ' ~1 .. , ~ :- .. ~" .. I/ ""--·