Kumbirai Manyika Kangai, passed away on 24 August 2013. He died testate and his estate was registered under reference DR 1405/13. On 13 May 2014, the plaintiff lodged a claim for maintenance against the deceased estate in terms of section 3 of the Deceased Persons Family Maintenance Act [Chapter 6:03]. The grounds for her claim were that though she was the first widow of the deceased, she had been omitted in the list of beneficiaries in the deceased’s Last Will and Testament. As a widow, she averred that the estate has an obligation to maintain her.
The marriage between the... More
On 11 March 2010 the plaintiff issued summons out of this court seeking the eviction of the defendant from stand 3667 Township of Gweru Township Lands.
Whilst accepting that the plaintiff is the registered owner of the property the defendant resisted the prayer sought by the plaintiff on the basis that she had been invited and offered accommodation by the plaintiff as part of her employment by the plaintiff. The defendant also filed a counter claim where she alleged that as a result of her employment by the plaintiff from 1999-2009 she had accumulated the sum of $6 274-80 in... More
On 25 June 2021 plaintiff issued summons against defendant claiming:
(a) a sum of US$140 000.00 or its Zimbabwe dollar equivalent being cost of replacing an immovable property No. 2657 Aspindale Gated Community, Harare measuring 200 square metres which plaintiff lost to a third party.
(b) a sum of US$6 500.00 or its Zimbabwe dollar equivalent being money expended by plaintiff in legal fees when attempting to enforce the agreement entered into with defendant in case number HC 221/21.
(c) interest at the prescribed rate calculated from date of judgment to date of full payment.
(d) costs of suit on... More
The applicants had their property itemised in the draft order seized by the police pending the criminal proceedings in the Magistrates Court at Mount Darwin. The applicants had mounted a similar application before this court under case number HC3678/21 which the applicants failed to prosecute within the prescribed time frames. This saw the dismissal of the application for want of prosecution filed under case number HC 3731/22 by the respondents. The basis for the present application, according to the applicants is that the goods specified in the draft order are unlawfully held by the police. The applicants further alleged that... More
Esther Hodza-(“Esther”) and Steward Bank Limited (“Steward”) are parties to the current application.In February 2016,they entered into an agent-principal contract (“the contract”). More
