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Harare High Court
Delta Beverages Private Limited v Sachies Private Limited and Phoebe Manyaya t/a Sachies Wholesale and Charity Sachikonye
HH 789-18
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
28 November 2018
Citation
HH 789-18
Neutral Citation
[2018] ZWHH 789
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Trial
Bench
Presiding
Muzenda J
Full Bench
Muzenda J
Areas of Law
Commercial litigationDebt collectionSuretyship
Keywords
Beverage supplyCredit agreementAcknowledgement of debtSurety bondCorporate personality
Tags
Debt recoverySurety bondAcknowledgement of debtCorporate veil
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Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Are all three defendants jointly and severally liable for US$33,876.72?","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Acknowledgement of debt, surety bond, deliveries Nov-Dec 2013"}
- {"issue_text":"Is the plaintiff entitled to declare Stand 5276 Budiriro Township specially executable?","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Surety bond executed 16 May 2012, US$48,000 limit"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
Plaintiff supplied beverages on credit to defendants from 2009-2014. First and second defendants acknowledged debt of US$22,107 in December 2013; third defendant signed surety bond for US$48,000. Plaintiff claimed US$33,876.72 outstanding. Defendants admitted US$14,528.90 but denied larger balance, alleging payments and cessation of trading.
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