The plaintiff’s claim against the defendant is for the sum of US$14 287 in respect of which the defendant signed an acknowledgment of debt. The plaintiff contends that the said amount is due to it for cigarettes sold by it to the defendant. The defendant on the other hand alleges that the acknowledgment of debt relied upon is a forgery and denies being indebted to the plaintiff. More
The appellant filed a claim in the court a quo, against the respondent whereby she was claiming payment of the sum of US$1 149-00 being the balance in respect of goods advanced to and received by the respondent on credit. The claim was contested on the basis that the respondent owed the appellant much less as she had paid some of the money and returned some of the goods. The respondent conceded to owing the appellant US$380-00. After a full trial, the magistrate made an order that the respondent pays the applicant the amount the respondent admitted owing and absolution... More
This is a combined application for condonation for late noting an application for rescission of a default judgment and an application for rescission of a default judgment in terms of r 27 of the High Court Rules, 2021. More
The Plaintiff and Defendant were married on 3 January 2007 under the then Marriage Act [Chapter 5:11] now the Marriages Act [Chapter 5:17]. No children were born out of this union. On 23 November 2021, the Plaintiff sued out summons claiming a decree of divorce and ancillary relief. In her declaration, she stated that the marriage between the parties has irretrievably broken down, and there are no reasonable prospects of restoration of a normal marriage relationship. She proposed that movable properties including the motor vehicle bought during the subsistence of the marriage be sold and the proceeds be shared equally.... More
The plaintiff in this matter claims payment in the sum of $8,150,000.00 by way of damages sustained by her arising from an assault allegedly perpetrated by members of the Zimbabwe National Army on the 4th of June 2003 in Glenview, Harare. The plaintiff avers that the soldiers in question were at the relevant time acting within the course and scope of their employment and that the defendant is therefore vicariously liable for their actions. More
