KABASA J: On 5th March 2020 the plaintiff issued summons against the defendant claiming the following: -
“1. An order compelling the defendant to transfer the property being Stand Number 177 Harrisvale Bulawayo to the Estate of the Late Patrick Hove.
2. The defendant to pay the costs of suit.”
The background to the claim is largely common cause. It is this: -
On 25th June 2013 the late Patrick Hove, “Hove” entered into an Agreement of Sale with the defendant for the purchase of stand number 177 John Makunga Township of Lot 1 of Hundred Acre Lot John Makunga... More
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