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Harare High Court
Alexios Chigaazira v Shake Museve and Laura Mukwekwe and Raphael Gabriel
HH 229-17
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
6 April 2017
Citation
HH 229-17
Neutral Citation
[2017] ZWHH 229
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Application
Bench
Presiding
Dube J
Full Bench
Dube J
Areas of Law
Property LawLandlord and Tenant Law
Keywords
vindicationlienhypothecstorageequipmentleasesublease
Tags
rei vindicatiolandlord's lientacit hypothecbiscuit making equipment
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ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether applicant is entitled to vindicate his equipment from respondents","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Applicant owns equipment, equipment in respondents' possession"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether respondents have valid landlord's lien over third party property","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Equipment belongs to applicant but stored by third respondent"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The applicant sought return of his biscuit making equipment stored with the second respondent. The respondents refused to release the equipment claiming a landlord's lien for unpaid storage rentals. The equipment had been brought for storage by the third respondent when the applicant's biscuit making business was temporarily suspended.
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