This is an appeal against the decision of the High Court (the ‘court a quo’) dated 20 August 2020. The court a quo dismissed the first appellant’s application for rescission of a judgment which had been granted in default. After hearing submissions from counsel the appeal was allowed with costs. The reasons for this decision are outlined hereunder. More
[1] This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the High Court (‘the court a quo’) sitting at Bulawayo dated 5 March 2024. The court a quo held that the appellants were in contempt of court following the appellants’ failure to comply with court orders issued in case number HC 2424/10 dated 18 November 2010 and case number HC 2354/11 dated 22 January 2012. After hearing submissions from both parties, the appeal was dismissed with costs. We indicated that the reasons for this decision would be availed at a later date. These are they. More
This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court dated 3 February 2023 in which it declined to exercise its jurisdiction over the applicant’s application in which it sought the applicants’ immovable property namely subdivision J and K of Mnyami Farm Gweru’s acquisition by the state be and is hereby delisted. More
The appellant appeals against part of the judgment of the High Court sitting at Bulawayo that was handed down on 20 May 2021. The court a quo ordered the respondent to pay to the appellant delictual damages in the sum of US$ 66 789.80 in local currency converted at the parity rate of one-on-one as between the two currencies.
On 18 September 2009, the first respondent’s locomotive hit and damaged the first appellant’s horse and trailer, which were stuck at a railroad level crossing in Somabula. The appellants issued summons on 29 June 2010, claiming damages in the sum of... More
This is an appeal against the entire judgment of the High Court, sitting at Harare, handed down on 21 April 2021 wherein the court a quo granted a declarator in favour of the first and second respondents More
