The background to this action is that on 14 May 2004, the 1st defendant, purporting to be the 2nd defendant, entered into an agreement with the plaintiff for the sale of a subdivision of lot 1 of 310 Block B, Hatfield (the property). The plaintiff paid a sum of ZW$50 million towards the purchase price of ZW$100 million. He moved onto the property upon execution of the agreement and effected various improvements on the property. He was given the title deeds to the property as security for the 1st defendant’s performance of his obligations under the agreement. More
The brief background to the matter has to be put into perspective. The applicants, were served with summons on 2 August 2010 in which the first respondent claimed payment of an amount of $30 000.00. The applicants entered appearance to defend and filed their plea within the dice inducia. The plea was filed on 28 March 2012, Annexure C p 51. On 18 August 2015 the first respondent made an application to join in third and fourth respondent, which application was successful. The third and fourth respondents filed their pleas. The first respondent requested the first and second applicants to... More
The applicant has approached this court on a certificate of urgency seeking the following relief:
“INTERIM RELIEF SOUGHT
1. Pending the final determination of this matter first respondent be and is hereby barred from occupying and effecting any improvements and/or constructing any structures on a certain piece of land called stand number 1778 Chegutu township measuring 14 4481 hectares. More
Initially my sister CHIGUMBA J after going through the papers filed opined that this application failed to meet the requirements of urgency and consequently ordered that the matter be removed from the roll of urgent matters. More
The applicant leased Highway Service Station in Macheke to the first respondent on 1 February 2012. The lease has a life span of 12 months. The applicant paid the agreed rentals for the full 12 months period in the sum of US$7 200.00. More
