Modester Benyure v Anah Benyure and 4 Ors

HH 116/21

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Case Details

Court

Harare High Court

Date

18 March 2021

Citation

HH 116/21

Neutral Citation

[2021] ZWHH 116

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Application

Bench

Presiding

Tsanga J

Full Bench

Tsanga J

Areas of Law

Family LawProperty LawCustomary Law

Keywords

Rural homesteadSole occupierCustomary marriageChristian marriageDeclaratory orderNyamakosi villageMutoko

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether applicant is entitled to declaratory order that she is sole occupier of rural homestead","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Continuous residence since 1962, prior judgments in her favour, respondents’ attempts to build"}
{"issue_text":"Whether respondents have any rights to occupy or build at the homestead","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Customary marriage, children’s claims, prior judgments"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

Applicant, married to deceased in 1962 Christian monogamous marriage, seeks declaratory order that she is sole occupier of rural homestead in Nyamakosi village, Mutoko, where she has resided since marriage. Deceased later took first respondent as customary wife in 1971, registered 2006. First respondent and children attempted to build at homestead despite two prior judgments in applicant’s favour.

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