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Harare High Court
John Hapazari v Grant Paterson
HH 119/2013
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
27 March 2013
Citation
HH 119/2013
Neutral Citation
[2013] ZWHH 119
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Trial
Bench
Presiding
BERE J
Full Bench
BERE J
Areas of Law
Property lawLand reform lawEviction proceedings
Keywords
Offer letterLand acquisitionResettlementEvictionFarm subdivision
Tags
Land reformEvictionOffer letterFarm acquisition
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Not expressly named - referred to as "the Act"
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether defendant's alleged oral assurances from officials override plaintiff's offer letter","issue_type":"legal","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Defendant claims oral assurances; plaintiff has written offer letter"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether defendant has lawful right to continue occupying the farm","issue_type":"legal","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Defendant occupies farm despite plaintiff's offer letter"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The plaintiff, holder of a valid offer letter for subdivision 1 of Roslin farm, sought eviction of the defendant, the former owner who refused to vacate despite the farm having been properly acquired by government for resettlement. The defendant claimed Ministry officials had orally assured him he could remain pending a replanning exercise.
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