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Agency Law re: Acting For Another iro Agency Relationship, Independent Contractor & Quasi-Mutual Assent Doctrine

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HH339-18 : KUDAKWASHE MURAPE and MABLE MURAPE vs MUCHANETA CHATAMBUDZA
Ruled By: CHIKOWERO J

The crisp issue for determination is whether, at the material time, the defendant did not have the mental capacity to enter into the Agreement of Sale by reason of insanity.If the answer is in the affirmative, the Agreement of Sale entered into between the plaintiffs and the defendant, on 26 ...
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SC48-20 : EMMA KUNDISHORA vs ZIMBABWE RED CROSS SOCIETY
Ruled By: HLATSHAWO JA, MAKONI JA and BERE JA

This is an appeal against part of the judgment of the Labour Court setting aside an arbitral award in terms of which the respondent was ordered to pay the appellant the sum of US$17,500.THE BACKGROUNDThe appellant was employed by the respondent as a Secretary General. On 2 June 2012, the ...
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HH634-15 : TETRAD HOLDINGS (PVT) LTD and OTHERS vs NATIONAL SOCIAL SECURITY and OTHERS
Ruled By: BHUNU J

On 28 May 2014 the first respondent, National Social Security Authority, obtained default judgment against the 11 applicants. The default judgment reads:“WHEREUPON after reading documents filed of record and hearing counsel;IT IS ORDERED That:1. The 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th defendant(s) be and ...
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HH260-15 : DR PARTSON ZVANDASARA vs BELVEDERE NURSING HOME (PVT) LTD
Ruled By: MATHONSI J

The plaintiff is a medical doctor, a gynaecologist, and a professor at the University of Zimbabwe. He boasts that he is a founder member and majority shareholder of the defendant, a maternity institution he is suing for $50,000, being money he says he paid to a creditor of the defendant ...
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HH02-10 : JOHN RODGER & OTHERS vs FRIK MULLER & OTHERS
Ruled By: PATEL J

The first and second applicants are directors of the third applicant, which operates safari activities in the Zambezi Valley Area.The first and second respondents are directors of the third respondent, which is also a safari operator.The fourth respondent is the National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (the Authority) responsible for ...
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HH16-08 : CAVIN CHIFAMBA vs NORBERT MUTASA and GUARANTEE TRUST (PVT) LTD and M V CHIZODZA
Ruled By: MAKARAU JP

The plaintiff is resident in the United Kingdom.Sometime in 2003, he telephoned one Simbarashe Sagonda and Thomas Makwangudze, relatives of his, to proceed to view a property that was being offered for sale through the agency of the second defendant.The property, whose description and location in Ruwa was known to ...
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HH688-14 : GERALD CHIWESHE and SAMEER KHAN and BRUCE THOMAS vs AIR ZIMBABWE HOLDINGS (PVT) LTD
Ruled By: MTSHIYA J

In this consolidated action, each plaintiff claims payment of salary arrears and allowances from the defendant.On 22 January 2013, KUDYA J, who dealt with the pre-trial conference relating to the parties herein issued the following order:“IT ORDERED THAT:1. The parties have failed to reach a settlement.2. The present matter, HC315/12, ...
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HH740-15 : COSMAS ZAVAZAVA and VONGAI ZAVAZAVA vs JONAH TENDERE and TENDAI TENDERE and THERMO-DYNAMICS REAL ESTATE and REGISTRAR OF DEEDS N.O.
Ruled By: MATHONSI J

It would appear that conveyancing laws of this country are not foolproof because fraudsters continue to exploit the weaknesses in the procedure for registration of transfers to defraud innocent property seekers.The leakages in the system have meant that cases of unlawful transfers of immovable property continue to reach the courts ...
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SC13-21 : MOSES MAWIRE vs RIO ZIM LIMITED (PRIVATE) LIMITED
Ruled By: GOWORA JA, PATEL JA and MAVANGIRA JA

In the case of Smith v Hughes LR 6 QB 597…, it was stated that:“If, whatever a man's real intention may be, he so conducts himself that a reasonable man would believe that he was assenting to the terms proposed by the other party, and that other party, upon that ...
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SC47-13 : ALFRED MUCHINI vs ELIZABETH ADAMS and SHEPHERD MAKONYERE N.O. and ESTATE LATE ALVIN ADAMS and REGISTRAR OF DEEDS and MASTER OF THE HIGH COURT
Ruled By: ZIYAMBI JA, GARWE JA and OMERJEE AJA

At the end of the hearing we dismissed the appeal with costs. The following are our reasons for so doing.The subject of the dispute between the parties is an immovable property known as Plot Number 13 Glynham, Masvingo (“the property”). It formed part of the estate of the late Alvin ...
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HB09-15 : LEAST SUPPLIES (PVT) LTD t/a L.S. CELLULAR and L.S. CAPITAL vs T.I.B. INSURANCE BROKERS and HERITAGE INSURANCE COMPANY
Ruled By: TAKUVA J

This is an application for joinder of parties in terms of Order 13 Rule 87(2)(b) of the High Court Rules 1971.The facts are simple and largely undisputed. They are:The applicant is involved in the business of buying and selling cell phones and cell phone accessories which it normally imports from ...
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HB10-15 : INTRO-WISE CATERING (PVT) LTD vs COSIRA COMMUNICATIONS GLOBAL and COSIRA AFRICA (PTY) LIMITED and ZIMBABWE PLATINUM MINES (PVT) LTD
Ruled By: MAKONESE J

This is an application for a declaratory order.This court is invited to declare that Cosira Communications Global (first respondent) and Cosira South Africa (Pty) Ltd (second respondent) which was previously known as Cosira International (SA) (Pty) Ltd are one and the same entity.To make such declaration, this court is asked ...
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SC93-21 : RINOS TERERA vs GEORGE LOCK and CK HOLLAND t/a HOLLAND ESTATE AGENT and ZIMBABWE HOUSING COMPANY (PVT) LTD and THE REGISTRAR OF DEEDS
Ruled By: CHITAKUNYE AJA

This is an opposed chamber application for condonation of non-compliance with the Supreme Court Rules 2018 and for extension of time within which to appeal.Though at the outset the applicant did not state the Rule that was not complied with and the Rule under which this application is brought, it ...
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HB32-15 : ANDREW NDLOVU and CHIHWA TOURS vs THEMBINKOSI SIBINDI
Ruled By: MUTEMA J and MOYO J

By the time the appeal was heard, on 2 February 2015, the respondent had, on 15 January 2015, filed a document headed “CONSENT TO JUDGMENT” wherein he indicated that he was consenting to the order sought in the appeal.We allowed the appeal in terms of the consent and indicated that ...
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HH823-15 : AT INTERNATIONAL LTD vs ZIMBABWE REVENUE AUTHORITY
Ruled By: KUDYA J

The answer sought in this appeal is whether, the appellant, a foreign registered company is liable to pay value added tax in Zimbabwe.The appellant disputed liability for value added tax (VAT) arising from the purported importation of goods into and the carrying on of trade in Zimbabwe and appealed against ...
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CC02-21 : TEMBA MLISWA vs PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE
Ruled By: MALABA CJ, GWAUNZA DCJ, GARWE AJCC, MAKARAU AJCC, GOWORA AJCC, HLATSHWAYO AJCC and PATEL AJCC

BackgroundThe applicant is a duly elected Member of Parliament for the Norton Constituency. On 24 June 2020, during an ordinary sitting of the National Assembly over which the Speaker of Parliament was presiding, he was removed from Parliament and suspended for six consecutive sittings for allegedly behaving in a violent ...
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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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HH250-17 : CLEOGOZ INVESTMENTS (PRIVATE) LIMITED vs PATRICIA COX (HOUGAARD) and REGISTRAR OF DEEDS N.O.
Ruled By: CHAREWA J

The law provides that he who does an act through an agent does it himself...,.
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HH250-17 : CLEOGOZ INVESTMENTS (PRIVATE) LIMITED vs PATRICIA COX (HOUGAARD) and REGISTRAR OF DEEDS N.O.
Ruled By: CHAREWA J

This is an application to compel transfer consequent upon an agreement of sale of “proposed subdivision B of Lot 369 Highlands Estate of Welmoed measuring approximately 2033 square metres” entered into between the applicant and the first respondent in January 2015.The FactsIt is not in dispute, that, the parties entered ...
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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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HH661-16 : M COMPANY (PVT) LTD vs ZIMBABWE REVENUE AUTHORITY
Ruled By: KUDYA J

CHRISTIE, in Business Law in Zimbabwe (Juta 1998 reprinted 2014)…, provides the working definition of agency in these words:"Agency may be defined as a contract whereby one person (the principal) employs another to enter into contractual relationships binding between him and third parties.”LEE and HONORE in The South African Law ...
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HH661-16 : M COMPANY (PVT) LTD vs ZIMBABWE REVENUE AUTHORITY
Ruled By: KUDYA J

This is an income tax appeal filed in the High Court in terms of section 65 of the Income Tax Act [Chapter 23:06].The two questions for determination are:(i) Whether the appeal is valid; and(ii) Whether the commission paid to two foreign agents for facilitating the sale of tobacco constituted fees ...
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