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Harare High Court
Church of the Province of Central Africa & Ors v Elson Madoda Jakazi & Ors
HH 238-11
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
10 October 2011
Citation
HH 238-11
Neutral Citation
[2011] ZWHH 238
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Urgent Application
Bench
Presiding
Uchena J
Full Bench
Uchena J
Areas of Law
Property LawSpoliationEcclesiastical disputes
Keywords
spoliation ordercounter-spoliationchurch propertypossessionmandament van spolie
Tags
church propertyfactional disputespoliationcounter-spoliationAnglican Church
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Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether applicants were unlawfully despoiled of All Saints Zimunya Church","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Applicants had possession through Mwashita; respondents took keys by force"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether respondents' conduct constituted valid counter-spoliation","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Alleged original spoliation in May 2011; counter-action in September 2011"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The applicants, representing one faction of the Anglican Church, alleged they were unlawfully dispossessed of All Saints Zimunya Church by respondents from a rival faction who forcibly took church keys with police assistance. The respondents claimed they were acting in counter-spoliation, having been originally despoiled after Reverend Rondozai's death in May 2011.
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