Tendayi Guruwo v The Sheriff of the High Court of Zimbabwe & 3 Ors

Key Issues

• {"issue_text":"Whether the Sheriff's sale in execution should be set aside on common law grounds after transfer of title to an innocent purchaser","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Property sold and transferred; underlying judgment rescinded; property sold to third party"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the applicant established grounds of gross unreasonableness, bias or procedural irregularities sufficient to justify setting aside the sale","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Allegations of late payment, service at wrong address, non-payment of taxes"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the application was barred by prescription or the doctrine of perpetual silence","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Application filed in 2020, sale occurred in 2017"}

Background