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: The plaintiff and defendant were married in terms of the African Marriages Act [Cap 238, (now 5:07)] on 14 June 1989. On 19 October 2011 that marriage was declared a nullity by this court at the instance of the plaintiff in case number HH264/11. The plaintiff had married defendant when he was already married to two other women, namely Constance Chasi and Rosaria Manjala in terms of the Marriages Act, [Cap 5:11]. In 1990 at plaintiff’s instance his marriage to Constance Chasi was annulled. He thus remained married to Rosaria and Defendant. At the time the marriage to defendant... More

The plaintiff issued summons against the defendants claiming the following. a. The setting aside of the unlawful allocation of Stand No. 579 Arcon Township, Harare by the 2nd defendant to the 1st defendant. b. The eviction or ejectment of the 1st defendant from Stand No. 579 Arcon Township, Harare within 7 days of the date of granting of this order. c. The 1st defendant to be ordered to demolish the structures she erected on Stand no. 579 Arcon Township, Harare, upon her eviction, failure of which the plaintiff or the Sheriff of the High Court shall demolish the structures. d.... More

Applicants filed a rei vindicatio claim against Respondent in respect of a motor vehicle, a Toyota Avensis registration number AFF 7889. They also sought an order authorizing the Sheriff to recover the said motor vehicle from the Respondent. Applicants also sought an order for the committal of Respondent to prison if he does not return the vehicle as ordered which committal would be until he delivers the motor vehicle or discloses its location. More

The respondent made an application for summary judgment against the appellant in the Chinhoyi Magistrates Court and obtained judgment on 28 March 2008. The notice of appeal was filed on 3 June 2008. It would appear from a perusal of the record that the learned magistrate issued an ex tempore judgment and gave his written reasons for judgment later. More

This was an application for the setting aside ofan arbitral award made by the third respondent on 6 December 2016. The application was opposed. At the hearing of this application this court granted the order as prayed for. Simultaneously this court was also asked to deal with the application for the registration of the arbitral award made in Case number HC 1054/17. This court dismissed the application for the registration of the aforesaid arbitral award in terms of Articles 35 and 36 of the Arbitration Act [Chapter 7:15] More