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Harare High Court
Marble Muzanago v Alexious Mandishona and The Registrar of Deeds N.O.
HH 491-18
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
23 August 2018
Citation
HH 491-18
Neutral Citation
[2018] ZWHH 491
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Trial
Bench
Presiding
Muremba J
Full Bench
Muremba J
Areas of Law
Family LawCustomary LawProperty Law
Keywords
unregistered customary marriageproperty distributioncause of actiontacit universal partnershipunjust enrichment
Tags
unregistered customary law unionproperty distributiontacit universal partnershipunjust enrichment
legislation
Statutes Cited
- (none – no statute or constitutional provision is quoted or interpreted)
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether plaintiff established a cause of action for distribution of property acquired during unregistered customary law union","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Parties in unregistered customary union; no cause of action pleaded"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The plaintiff and first defendant were in an unregistered customary law union from 2006 to 2016. Upon dissolution, plaintiff sought distribution of property acquired during the union but failed to plead any recognized cause of action in her summons and declaration.
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