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Specific Performance re: Time of Performance iro Debtors Mora, Mora Ex Re, Mora Ex Persona, Interpellatio & Time of Essence

HH15-09 : GRISON MUWIDZI vs OPTIMACK INVESTMENTS (PVT) LTD and REGISTRAR OF DEEDS
Ruled By: UCHENA J

The applicant and the first respondent entered into an agreement of sale. In terms of that agreement, the applicant was to purchase Stand 58 Greystone Township 2 of Lot A of Borrowdale Estate measuring 4,730 square meters. The agreement was entered into on 18 February 2008. In terms of clause 2, which deals with the terms ...
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HH67-10 : JAMES MUTETWA vs BARRIE DIXON and MARKO MAVHURUNE N.O. (as Executor Estate Late Samuel Mushaninga) and KENIAS MUTYASIRA N.O. (as Executor Estate Late Salome Chisvo) and REGISTRAR OF DEEDS
Ruled By: MAKARAU JP

In or about January 2006, the applicant and the first respondent entered into an Agreement of Sale in respect of certain immovable property called Stand Number 584 Greystone Park Township of Greystone. In terms of the written agreement, the purchase price for the property was the sum of $400,000,000= and this was to be paid in ...
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SC21-09 : ZIMBABWE EXPRESS SERVICES (PRIVATE) LIMITED vs NUANETSI RANCH (PRIVATE) LIMITED
Ruled By: ZIYAMBI JA, GWAUNZA JA and GARWE JA

This is an appeal against the decision of the High Court dismissing with costs the appellant's claim for delivery of two hundred heifers and two hundred steers. The background to this matter is as follows; At the relevant time, Nuanetsi Ranch (Pvt) Ltd (“the respondent”) was one of the largest cattle breeders in the country. During 2003, the respondent ...
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HH202-10 : OBRIDGE ENTERPRISES (PVT) LTD vs PULWICK ENTERPRISES (PVT) LTD
Ruled By: KUDYA J

The plaintiff asked for interest and costs on a legal practitioner and client scale. As far back as 5 November 2009, the plaintiff placed the defendant in mora. It will be entitled to interest in terms of the summons.
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HH227-10 : MIKE MAKOPE vs GEOFFREY DZUMBUNU and REGISTRAR OF DEEDS N.O. and MINISTER OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Ruled By: MAVANGIRA J

The plaintiff issued summons in which he claims for an order setting aside the cancellation of an Agreement of Sale between him and the first defendant and an order for specific performance for the delivery of the property, being a flat called Block 12, Room 93, Mufakose Flats. He later, by consent, amended his claim by adding ...
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HH63-13 : BLESSMORE Z. MABVURAMITI vs ALTFIN INSURANCE COMPANY
Ruled By: MAFUSIRE J

The plaintiff's argument, in the letter from his legal practitioners, seems to be confusing the issues of interpellatio and mora ex persona. Even though he accepts that he did not pay the last premium, the plaintiff insists on the contract being treated as having remained alive because, according to paragraph 7 of the declaration, ...
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HH86-13 : GOLDEN MILLION ENGINEERING (PVT) LTD vs METTALON GOLD ZIMBABWE (PVT) LTD
Ruled By: KUDYA J

The third issue that was referred to trial was whether proper demand was made for payment before the issue of summons. It is clear to me that the letter of 21 November 2011 did not constitute a letter of demand. It did not set out the amount of indebtedness. It did not state the due date ...
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HB158-13 : KERRIES ENGINEERING (PVT) LTD vs MAKOMO RESOURCES (PVT) LTD
Ruled By: MAKONESE J

ANALYSIS OF THE EVIDENCE 1. Whether it was an essential term of the contract that the plaintiff's crane would be available to offload the defendant's cargo at the defendant's workshop in Hwange by 2pm, Wednesday 25th January 2012. The onus lay on the defendant to prove this issue. The defendant's witness, Victor Mutokonyi, revealed to the court that ...
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SC05-18 : JENNIFER BROOKER and ADRIENNE PIERCE vs RICHARD MUDHANDA and THE REGISTRAR OF DEEDS
Ruled By: GOWORA JA, HLATSHWAYO JA and BHUNU JA

In Smart v Rhodesian Machine Tools Ltd 1950 (1) SA 735 (SR), TREDGOLD J…, accepted the general rule that where a contract fixes no time for performance, the debtor is not in mora until a reasonable time for performance has elapsed and the creditor has demanded performance. This principle, as stated above, was also highlighted in Asharia v Patel ...
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HH637-15 : RICHARD MUDHANDA vs JENNIFER BROOKER and REGISTRAR OF DEEDS
Ruled By: MUREMBA J

In Asharia v Patel Others 1991 (2) ZLR 276 (SC)…, GUBBAY CJ said: “The general applicable rule is that where time for performance has not been agreed upon by the parties, performance is due immediately on conclusion of their contract or as soon thereafter as is reasonably possible in the circumstances. But the debtor does not ...
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HB59-09 : DINESH MANILAL NARAN vs RONNAH MAFURIRANO and THE REGISTRAR OF DEEDS
Ruled By: KAMOCHA J

The plaintiff in this matter seeks:-“1. An order to declare that the sale agreement executed between him and first defendant on the 30th of September 2001 on Stand 378, Gorebridge Road, Killarney, Bulawayo is still binding and effectual as between the parties;2. An order to compel the first defendant to ...
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SC02-21 : EDDIES PFUGARI (PVT) LTD and EDWARD NYANYIWA vs KNOWE RESIDENTS AND RATEPAYERS ASSOCIATION and NORTON TOWN COUNCIL
Ruled By: PATEL JA, BHUNU JA and BERE JA

This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court granting an application for specific performance lodged by the first respondent against the appellants. Apart from granting the relief sought, including the payment of damages in the alternative, the court a quo also ordered the appellants to pay costs ...
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HH27-07 : EDWARD MARUME and ELLEN CHAMUNORWA vs TODD MURANGANWA
Ruled By: MAKARAU JP

This matter came before me in Motion Court as an application for default judgment in terms of Rule 58 of the High Court Rules, 1971.The facts of the matter, as set out in the plaintiffs' affidavit of evidence, are as follows:The plaintiffs are husband and wife. On 12 April 2005, ...
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HH186-10 : CAFCA LIMITED vs RESERVE BANK OF ZIMBABWE
Ruled By: MTSHIYA J

On 29 July 2008, the plaintiff issued summons against the defendant for the following relief:-“(a) Payment of the sum of US$750,000.(b) Interest a tempore morae at the London Interbank rate for United States dollars, 3.5% per annum, from 1 September 2005 to date of payment.(c) Costs of suit.”The background to ...
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HB04-15 : BULAWAYO CITY COUNCIL vs TRISHUL PROPERTIES
Ruled By: TAKUVA J

This is an application for summary judgment in terms of Order 10 Rule 64 of the High Court Rules 1971.The applicant, a local authority is obliged by the law to provide certain services to residents of the City of Bulawayo which services include the provision of road maintenance, refuse collection, ...
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SC37-09 : EDDIES PFUGARI (PVT) LTD vs KNOWE RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION and NORTON TOWN COUNCIL
Ruled By: SANDURA JA, ZIYAMBI JA and GARWE JA

This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court directing the appellant to fully service residential stands in Phase 1 of the Knowe Housing Development in Norton.The facts of this case are these:The appellant, a private company, is a property developer whilst the respondent is an association of ...
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HH801-22 : EQUITY PROPERTIES (PVT) LTD vs AL SHAMS GLOBAL BVI LIMITED and REGISTRAR OF DEEDS N.O.
Ruled By: MANGOTA J

It is..., trite, that, when a court order provides a time limit within which to do something…, such time limits ought to be followed. Failure to comply with such time limits leads to lapsing of the rights conferred therein: The Sheriff of the High Court of Zimbabwe v Madziro ...
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HMA02-19 : JETINOS ZIVANOMOYO vs HELLEN DINGANI
Ruled By: MAWADZE J and MAFUSIRE J

This was an appeal from a decision of the Magistrate's Court. We dismissed it soon after argument and gave reasons ex tempore. The appellant has now sought written reasons.In the court a quo, the respondent, hereafter referred to as “the purchaser” where appropriate, sued for specific performance in respect of ...
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HMA55-19 : GREAT ZIMBABWE UNIVERSITY vs NESBERT MAREVERWA
Ruled By: WAMAMBO J

The applicant seeks a rei vindicatio order. It seeks to recover its property retained by the respondent.The applicant is a body corporate duly constituted in terms of the Great Zimbabwe University Act [Chapter 25:24].The respondent was an employee of the applicant holding the position of Chief Security Officer.The respondent holds ...
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HH62-14 : JOHANNES MAKONYE vs KENAE RAMODIMOOSI and ENTREDEV PROPERTY GROUP and C.H. LUKAS
Ruled By: CHIGUMBA J

This is an application in terms of section 34 of the Model Law as set out in the Second Schedule to the Arbitration Act [Chapter 7:15] for the setting aside of an arbitral award dated 23 February 2012, granted by the third respondent.The second respondent was the applicant's estate agent.At ...
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HH109-08 : LLOYD GAMBIZA vs PIKIRAI TAZIVA
Ruled By: GOWORA J

On 1 March 2007, the plaintiff issued summons out of this court for an order as follows:“(a) An order declaring the agreement, Annexure A to the particulars of the claim, dated 18 December 2006, to have been validly cancelled and incapable of performance.(b) An order for the return to the ...
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HH128-06 : DOBROCK HOLDINGS (PVT) LTD and TURNER AND SONS (PVT) LTD vs TURNER AND SONS (PVT) LTD and ANTHONY TURNER and MARTIN KING and ZAMBEZI PADDLE STEAMER (PVT) LTD and DOBROCK (PVT) LTD
Ruled By: KUDYA J

An order for the consolidation of these two matters was granted by UCHENA J, by consent, with no order as to costs, on 2 June 2006, for hearing before me on 7 June 2006 in Case Number 3157/06.The first application, Case No. HC5186/05, concerns an order for specific performance while ...
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HH535-15 : BLESSMORE CHANAKIRA vs SHEPHERD MALCOM N.O. and REGISTRAR OF DEEDS and PHIL RUSCH
Ruled By: NDEWERE J

The background facts are that the plaintiff expressed interest in Stand 5233 Salisbury Township Lands measuring 3,309 square metres which is the property in dispute.The property belongs to the estate of the late Robert Eric Rae.An agreement of sale was concluded, on 22 October 2009, between the plaintiff and the ...
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