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Harare High Court
African Sun Limited t/a Elephant Hills Resort Victoria Falls Hotel, Great Zimbabwe Hotel and Kingdom Hotel v Beatrice Maramba and 28 Others
HH 127-22
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
9 March 2022
Citation
HH 127-22
Neutral Citation
[2022] ZWHH 127
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Application
Bench
Presiding
Bachi Mzawazi J
Areas of Law
Property LawCivil Procedure
Keywords
rei vindicatiosummary judgmentretrenchmentemployee evictionutility bills
Tags
evictionsummary judgmentrei vindicatioemployee housing
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Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether respondents have bona fide defence to eviction","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Respondents claim right of retention pending labour appeals"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether applicant made case for summary judgment","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Respondents entered appearances to defend"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether utility bills and holding over damages can be claimed in summary judgment","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"These items not claimed in original summonses"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The applicant, a hotel conglomerate, retrenched 29 employees who continued to occupy company residential properties after termination, claiming right of retention pending labour appeals. Applicant sought summary judgment for eviction and utility bill recovery.
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