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Harare High Court
Jassat, Mahomed and Essof (Pvt) Ltd v Oakview Investments (Pvt) Ltd
HH 114/2013
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
17 April 2013
Citation
HH 114/2013
Neutral Citation
[2013] ZWHH 114
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Application
Bench
Presiding
ZHOU J
Full Bench
ZHOU J
Areas of Law
Property lawContract lawCivil procedure
Keywords
EjectmentLease agreementDeed of settlementHolding over damagesCommercial premises
Tags
Commercial leaseEjectmentHolding over damages
legislation
Statutes Cited
- High Court Rules, 1971
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the deed of settlement executed on 30 July 2010 was abandoned and substituted by subsequent oral agreements","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Deed of settlement signed 30 July 2010; respondent's claim of subsequent agreements; lack of written evidence of new agreements"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the court can determine this dispute on the papers without hearing oral evidence","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Nature of factual dispute; adequacy of affidavit evidence"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The applicant sought ejectment of the respondent from commercial premises at No. 61 Leopold Takawira Street, Harare, based on a deed of settlement executed in July 2010 whereby the respondent agreed to vacate by 31 July 2012. The respondent refused to vacate, claiming subsequent oral agreements superseded the deed of settlement.
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