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Harare High Court
Allan Webb and 42 Others v Local Authorities Pension Fund and Bulawayo City Council
HH 416-17
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
5 July 2017
Citation
HH 416-17
Neutral Citation
[2017] ZWHH 416
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Application
Bench
Presiding
Dube J
Full Bench
Dube J
Areas of Law
Civil ProcedurePension Law
Keywords
special pleaexceptioncause of actionpension benefitsRule 137
Tags
pension benefitsspecial pleaexceptioncivil procedure
legislation
Statutes Cited
- High Court Rules of Zimbabwe
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the second defendant's special plea challenging the cause of action should be dismissed for being brought under the wrong procedure","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The objection was apparent ex facie the declaration and challenged the cause of action"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The plaintiffs, former employees of Bulawayo City Council, claimed pension benefits from the Local Authorities Pension Fund. They joined the City Council as second defendant, stating it was joined out of necessity. The City Council filed a special plea arguing there was no cause of action against it.
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