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Harare High Court
International Export Trading Company Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd v Edmore Taperesu Mazambani
HH 195-17
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
22 March 2017
Citation
HH 195-17
Neutral Citation
[2017] ZWHH 195
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Trial
Bench
Presiding
Dube J
Full Bench
Dube J
Areas of Law
Commercial lawContract lawBanking & Finance
Keywords
Acknowledgment of debtDuressEconomic duressUndue influenceContract farmingWheat farmingSoya beans farming
Tags
Contract farmingAcknowledgment of debtEconomic duressUndue influence
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Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the acknowledgments of debt were signed under duress and undue influence","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Circumstances surrounding signing of AODs, defendant's education and experience, failure to protest or take avoidance steps"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The plaintiff, a company providing farming inputs and funding, sued the defendant for amounts owed under two acknowledgments of debt (AODs) relating to wheat and soya beans farming contracts. The defendant admitted signing the AODs but claimed he did so under duress and undue influence, alleging threats to withdraw funding for his crops.
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