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Harare High Court
Tariro Manduvi v Alexander Tarasana Guni
HH 847-17
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
4 January 2018
Citation
HH 847-17
Neutral Citation
[2017] ZWHH 847
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Trial
Bench
Presiding
Chitakunye J
Full Bench
Chitakunye J
Areas of Law
Family LawCustomary LawUnjust Enrichment
Keywords
unregistered customary marriageunjust enrichmentproperty divisioncohabitationchurch union
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unregistered customary law unionunjust enrichmentproperty sharingcohabitation
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ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether defendant was unjustly enriched by plaintiff's contributions during cohabitation","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Plaintiff's alleged contributions to household and renovations; defendant's property acquisition"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether parties entered into valid unregistered customary law union","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Absence of traditional marriage rites; church-arranged union"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The plaintiff claimed a share of properties acquired during cohabitation with defendant from June 2011 to February 2014, alleging an unregistered customary law union. The defendant denied any customary marriage, describing it as a church-arranged cohabitation without traditional marriage rites. The plaintiff sought 20% of property value based on unjust enrichment, claiming she contributed to the defendant's estate through household management and oversight of renovations.
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