Writ of executionJudicial attachmentCorporate personalityTrade name confusion
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ExecutionCorporate identityTrade nameAttachment
legislation
Statutes Cited
High Court Rules, 1971
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Case Summary
Key Issues
{"issue_text":"Whether Munchville Investments (Pvt) Ltd is the same entity as Bernstein Manufacturing","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Claimant acquired business and trade name; operated from same premises; made payments; acknowledged liability"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the judgment against \"Bernstein Manufacturing\" is executable against the claimant's property","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Claimant's separate corporate registration; trade name usage; acknowledgment of liability"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The Sheriff attached movable property at No. 1558 Orme Road, New Ardbenie, Harare pursuant to a judgment against "Bernstein Manufacturing". Munchville Investments (Pvt) Ltd claimed the attached property, asserting that Bernstein Manufacturing is a non-existent entity and that all property belongs to the claimant. The judgment creditor opposed, arguing that Bernstein Manufacturing and Munchville Investments are the same economic entity.
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