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Harare High Court

ZEMQOS INCORPORATED (PVT) LTD v CITY PARKING (PVT) LTD

HH 725-22

Case Details

Court
Harare High Court
Date
19 October 2022
Citation
HH 725-22
Neutral Citation
[2022] ZWHH 725
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Trial

Bench

Presiding
CHIRAWU-MUGOMBA J
Full Bench
CHIRAWU-MUGOMBA J
Areas of Law
Contract LawCommercial Law
Keywords
Parking Management SystemAutomated SensorsPhased ContractConditional ContractSoftware License
Tags
Verbal ContractSpecific PerformanceBreach of ContractPrescription
legislation
Statutes Cited
  • Prescription Act
ai analysis
Case Summary

Key Issues

  • {"issue_text":"Whether the defendant cancelled the contract between the parties in January 2017","issue_type":"fact","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Termination letters dated 4 January 2017 and 26 January 2017"}
  • {"issue_text":"Whether the plaintiff's claim has prescribed","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Dates of termination, letters, and summons issuance"}
  • {"issue_text":"Whether the parties entered into an agreement for allocation of 4445 parking bays and terms of such agreement","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Correspondence about phases, handheld device allocation, funding availability"}
  • {"issue_text":"Whether plaintiff is entitled to specific performance for allocation of 4445 parking bays","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Conditional nature of phase two, availability of funds"}
  • {"issue_text":"Whether plaintiff is entitled to payment of US$5,536,016.25 for installation on 4445 bays","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Contract terms, breach, conditional performance"}
  • {"issue_text":"Whether plaintiff is entitled to payment of US$103,500.00 for semi-automated parking license fees 2018-2020","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Software licensing terms, conditional contract"}
  • {"issue_text":"Whether plaintiff is entitled to payment of US$36,895.82 for 555 bays license fees 2017-2020","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Software licensing for first phase, termination date"}
  • {"issue_text":"Whether plaintiff is entitled to future payment for annual fees for 12 years","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Long-term licensing claim, contract duration"}
  • {"issue_text":"Whether plaintiff has suffered damages and quantum thereof (alternative claim)","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Breach of contract, conditional terms"}
  • {"issue_text":"Whether defendant is liable for parking license fees of US$36,895.82 for 2018","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Cancellation of 555 bay agreement, software termination"}
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Facts of the Case

Background

The plaintiff and defendant entered into a verbal contract for the installation of a parking management system. The plaintiff claimed the contract was for 5000 bays to be automated in two phases, while the defendant maintained it was only for 555 bays. The defendant terminated the software agreement in January 2017, leading to the plaintiff suing for breach of contract.
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