Stewart Mungofa v William Sande and Drusilla Mungofa

HH 29-08

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Case Details

Court

Harare High Court

Date

23 January 2008

Citation

HH 29-08

Neutral Citation

[2008] ZWHH 29

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Application

Bench

Presiding

CHATUKUTA J

Full Bench

CHATUKUTA J

Areas of Law

Civil ProcedureFamily Law

Keywords

joindercounter-claimadultery damagesdominus litisthird party

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether it is competent for the applicant to join the first respondent as a co-defendant by way of a counter-claim","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Applicant filed counter-claim against first respondent in divorce proceedings"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The applicant sought to join the first respondent as a co-defendant to his counter-claim in divorce proceedings, alleging that the first respondent committed adultery with the second respondent. The court had to determine whether such joinder was competent under the High Court Rules.

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