James Harold Van Der Merwe v Sun Praire Enterprises (Pvt) Ltd

HH 250-23

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Case Details

Court

Harare High Court

Date

17 April 2023

Citation

HH 250-23

Neutral Citation

[2023] ZWHH 250

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Application

Bench

Presiding

Chinamora J

Full Bench

Chinamora J

Areas of Law

Property lawInterdictsDeclaratory orders

Keywords

Farm occupationLivestock removalInterdictDeclaratory orderPending litigation

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether this is a proper case for the court to exercise its discretion to grant a declaratory order that respondent's acts of removing movable assets and livestock are unlawful","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"HC 5538/19 pending; parties' rights subject to confirmation; applicant seeking declaration of unlawfulness"}
{"issue_text":"Whether to grant an interdict preventing removal of livestock and movable property pending HC 5538/19","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Respondent removed 50 cattle; only 20 remain; respondent secured another farm nearby"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The applicant, owner of two-thirds share in Sandown Park Farm, sought to interdict the respondent from removing livestock and movable property pending determination of HC 5538/19 where the respondent claims ownership of the same property through an alleged sale agreement. The parties had an oral agreement in 2017 whose terms are disputed, with the applicant claiming it was an indefinite occupation arrangement and the respondent claiming it was a sale of equipment, livestock and occupation rights.

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