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Prescription re: Judgment Debts

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HH151-16 : SHORAI NZARA and ARROLA IDEHEN and AMOSOGE IDEHEN and OSARETIN IDEHEN and vs CECILIAH KASHUMBA N.O. and REGISTRAR OF DEEDS and MASTER OF THE HIGH COURT and TAFIRENYIKA KAMBARAMI
Ruled By: MAFUSIRE J

In terms of Part IV of the Prescription Act [Chapter 8:11], a judgment debt becomes extinct by prescription after the lapse of 30 years….,.
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HH95-10 : TIISO HOLDINGS (PTY) LIMITED vs ZIMBABWE IRON & STEEL COMPANY LIMITED
Ruled By: PATEL J

The plaintiff in this matter has issued summons for payment of the sum of EUR6,640,295=94 together with interest and costs of suit.The claim arises pursuant to a default judgment of the Regional Court of Frankfurt entered in favour of Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau (KFW) as against the defendant on 25 July ...
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SC14-22 : CRISPEN VUNDLA and DAVID MUCHINGURI vs INNSCOR AFRICA BREAD COMPANY ZIMBABWE (PVT) LTD and MAXWELL SABILIKA N.O.
Ruled By: KUDYA AJA

Section 15 of the Prescription Act states:“15 Periods of prescription of debtsThe period of prescription of a debt shall be —(a) Thirty years, in the case of —(ii) A judgment debt;(d) Except where any enactment provides otherwise, three years in the case of any other debt.”Section 2 of the Prescription ...
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