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The accused appeared before a magistrate sitting at Bulawayo’s Tredgold Court facing up to 49 counts of the former common law crime of theft by conversion, now known as theft of trust property as defined in section 113 (2) (b) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. It was the state case that the appellant was employed by the various complainants as a messenger. His duties included among others, going to make bank deposits at ZIMRA and some utility bill payments at Bulawayo City Council on behalf of the complainants. More

MABHIKWA J: The plaintiff issued summons against the defendant and prayed for; a) A declarator that the Nissan Latio motor vehicle Registration number AEP 1249, chassis No. INBAAC1120005684 and engine No. HR 15174100A is the property of the plaintiff. b) Delivery of the Nissan Latio motor vehicle with registration Nos. AEP 1249, chassis Nos. INBAAC1120005684 and engine No. HR 15174100A. c) Delivery of the Registration Book and agreement of sale for the Nissan Latio motor vehicle. d) Costs of suit. More

This is a special plea. The plaintiff issued summons against the defendant claiming damages for injuries allegedly sustained by plaintiff at an occasion held at the defendant’s property. The claim is couched as follows: Wherefore plaintiff claims against the defendant: (a) The payment of the sum of ZWL$300 001,00 being damages for pain and suffering arising from a slip and fall accident which occurred on 13 March 2019. (b) The payment of US$2 000,00 or the bank rate equivalent in ZWL, being damages for future medical expenses arising from a slip and fall accident on 13 March 2019. (c) Interest... More

Plaintiff issued summons claiming the following:- (1) The payment of the sum of ZWL$3000,0001-00, being damages for pain and suffering arising from a slip and fall accident which occurred on 13 March 2019. (2) The payment of US2000-00 on the bank rate equivalent in ZWL, being damages for future medical expenses arising from a slip and fall accident which occurred on 13 March 2019. (3) Interest at the prescribed rate from the date of summons. (4) Costs of suit. More

This is an appeal against the whole of a judgment of the Magistrate Court (the court a quo) dated 29 August 2022, which granted a binding over order to keep the peace in favour of the respondent, and ordered the appellant to keep peace and stay away from Subdivision 3 of Darnaway Farm. More