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Harare High Court
Immaculate Blessing Mabiza v Ivon Ngwira
HH 60/2013
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
6 March 2013
Citation
HH 60/2013
Neutral Citation
[2013] ZWHH 60
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Trial
Bench
Presiding
Mathonsi J
Full Bench
Mathonsi J
Areas of Law
Property lawContract law
Keywords
Sale of landBreach of contractImprovementsRefund
Tags
Property lawContract lawSale of landImprovements
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ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the plaintiff is entitled to claim from the defendant a refund of the purchase price and the value of improvements on the property in dispute, if so, what amounts are due to her","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Plaintiff paid deposit and effected improvements; defendant cancelled agreement and refunded deposit"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the winner is entitled to costs on the attorney and client scale","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Both parties were self-represented at trial"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The plaintiff instituted proceedings against the defendant for payment of US$2000 being money paid towards the purchase of stand 574 Juru Growth Point and US$2000 for improvements effected on the property. The parties had entered into a written agreement in December 2008 for the purchase of the stand for US$4500, but the defendant later increased the price and cancelled the agreement.
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