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Harare High Court
Dennis Lapham v Basil Nyabadza
HH 135-11
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
29 June 2011
Citation
HH 135-11
Neutral Citation
[2011] ZWHH 135
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Application
Bench
Presiding
GOWORA J
Full Bench
GOWORA J
Areas of Law
Contract LawCivil Procedure
Keywords
barter agreementexceptionvaguenessspecific performance
Tags
contract lawcivil procedureexception
legislation
Statutes Cited
- High Court Rules 1971
- High Court Rules 1971
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Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the plaintiff's summons and particulars of claim disclose a cause of action","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Alleged barter agreement, delivery of groundnuts, failure to deliver fertilizers"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the summons is vague and embarrassing for failure to comply with High Court Rules","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Form and content of summons and particulars of claim"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The plaintiff issued summons against the defendant claiming delivery of fertilizers under an alleged barter agreement. The defendant excepted to the summons claiming it was vague and embarrassing and failed to disclose a cause of action.
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