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Harare High Court

Heartfelt International Ministries v Ushewkunze Chitewe and Sylivia Chareka

HH 45-22

Case Details

Court
Harare High Court
Date
20 January 2022
Citation
HH 45-22
Neutral Citation
[2022] ZWHH 45
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Application

Bench

Presiding
Manzunzu J
Full Bench
Manzunzu J
Areas of Law
Civil ProcedureContract Law
Keywords
rescissionconsent judgmentrule 56deed of settlementgood and sufficient cause
Tags
rescission of judgmentconsent judgmentdeed of settlementHigh Court Rules
legislation
Statutes Cited
  • High Court Rules, 1971
  • High Court Rules, 1971
ai analysis
Case Summary

Key Issues

  • {"issue_text":"Whether the applicant has shown good and sufficient cause to rescind the consent judgment","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Applicant claims judgment was erroneous, signed under duress, debt extinguished"}
  • {"issue_text":"Whether the applicant can rely on Rule 449 when it was not pleaded","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Rule 449 introduced in heads of argument without being pleaded"}
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Facts of the Case

Background

The applicant, Heartfelt International Ministries, sought rescission of a consent judgment granted on 28 October 2019 in case HC 8603/19. The consent judgment required payment of US$63,105.45 to the respondents. The applicant claimed the judgment was erroneously granted, signed under duress, and entered when the debt had been extinguished. The respondents had previously obtained Labor Court judgments against the applicant in 2018 for US$20,225 and US$47,130 respectively.
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