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Supreme Court
LONRHO LOGISTICS (PRIVATE) LIMITED v RAM PETROLEUM (PRIVATE) LIMITED
Judgment No. SC 50/22, Civil Appeal No. SC 79/21
Case Details
Court
Supreme Court
Date
12 May 2022
Citation
Judgment No. SC 50/22, Civil Appeal No. SC 79/21
Neutral Citation
[2022] ZWSC 50
Judgment No.
SC 50/22
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
MATHONSI JA
Full Bench
UCHENA JAMATHONSI JAKUDYA JA
Areas of Law
Contract LawCommercial LawStatutory Interpretation
Keywords
Fuel supplyContract performanceStatutory InstrumentsCustoms and ExciseSpecific performance
Tags
Contract LawSpecific PerformanceStatutory InterpretationFuel Supply Agreement
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Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the diesel was subject to additional duty under S.I 10 of 2019","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Statutory Instruments came into effect after contract completion, ownership had passed"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether there were delivery timelines agreed between the parties","issue_type":"fact","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"No evidence of delivery timelines in correspondence, first delivery took 26 days"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the court a quo erred in granting positive relief to respondent","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Respondent filed no counter-claim, only a plea"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
Appellants purchased 150,000 litres of diesel from respondent for $201,000 in November 2018. Only 30,000 litres were delivered, leaving 120,000 litres outstanding. When Statutory Instruments 9 and 10 of 2019 came into effect in January 2019, respondent refused to deliver remaining fuel unless appellant paid additional duty. High Court dismissed specific performance claim and cancelled contract.
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