Stanley Tsopotsa and Margret Tsopotsa v Ray Bwoni Mpariwa and Fezile Mpariwa

HH 746-18

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Case Details

Court

Harare High Court

Date

14 November 2018

Citation

HH 746-18

Neutral Citation

[2018] ZWHH 746

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Application

Bench

Presiding

CHITAKUNYE J

Full Bench

CHITAKUNYE J

Areas of Law

Property LawCivil Procedure

Keywords

Agreement of saleDefault judgmentRescissionRule 449Appearance to defend

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether applicants are estopped from seeking rescission by virtue of Deed of Settlement","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Deed of Settlement executed 1 July 2016"}
{"issue_text":"Whether application for rescission was filed within reasonable time","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Default judgment granted 10 October 2017, application filed 7 August 2017"}
{"issue_text":"Whether default judgment was erroneously granted where appearance to defend had been filed but not served","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Appearance filed 28 June 2016, not served, default judgment granted 10 October 2017"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The applicants, a married couple, sold immovable property to the respondents in 2012. When disputes arose, respondents sued for cancellation and refund in 2016. Though applicants filed appearance to defend timeously, they failed to serve it on respondents, leading to a default judgment being erroneously granted. Applicants now seek rescission of that judgment.

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