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Bulawayo High Court
Tererai Edwin Chabata and Lynette Chabata v M.O.B. Capital (Pvt) Ltd
HB 42/21
Case Details
Court
Bulawayo High Court
Date
18 March 2021
Citation
HB 42/21
Neutral Citation
[2021] ZWHB 42
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Trial
Bench
Presiding
Moyo J
Full Bench
Moyo J
Areas of Law
Contract lawBanking and finance
Keywords
Investment agreementMicro-financeRTGS transferBalance of probabilities
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Investment agreementBanking and financeContract law
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Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether plaintiffs proved existence of investment agreement with defendant on balance of probabilities","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"No written agreement, payments made to Morris Mpala personally, RTGS reference indicated house purchase"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The plaintiffs claimed $24,380 from the defendant as balance due under an alleged investment agreement from January 2014. They paid $10,000 cash to Morris Mpala (a director) and $42,940 via RTGS into defendant's account. The defendant denied any investment agreement existed, claiming these were personal transactions with Mpala.
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