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High Court of Tanzania

This is the second level in the Judiciary justice delivery hierarchy. It has both appellate and original powers on civil and criminal matters. It also hears appeals from the Courts of Resident Magistrate, the District Courts, and the District Land and Housing Tribunals in exercise of their original, appellate and/or revisional jurisdiction. The High Court is divided into Zones and specialized Divisions. 

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24 Kivukoni Road, P O Box: S.L.P. 9004
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November 1991
Zabron Turika vs Samwel Wambura and 3 Others (PC Civil Appeal No. 125 of 1989) [1991] TZHC 2695 (7 November 1991)
Appeal heard in absentia after reasonable attempts at service; lower courts' decisions upheld and appeal dismissed with costs.
Civil procedure — service and hearing in absence — s.35 Magistrates' Courts Act; Appeal — review of lower courts' findings — adequacy of evidence to overturn concurrent decisions; Jurisdictional issues — inability to trace party and reasonable efforts to effect service.
 7 November 1991
May 1991
Marwa Kituti vs Rante Chacha (PC Civil Appeal No. 197 of 1989) [1991] TZHC 2633 (20 May 1991)
Concurrent findings that respondent entrusted numerous cattle for safe custody were upheld; appellant’s theft defence rejected; appeal dismissed with costs.
Property law – bailment/safe custody of cattle – whether respondent entrusted 14–15 heads to appellant; Evidence – standard of proof on balance of probabilities; Appeal – interference with concurrent findings of fact.
 20 May 1991
Babilas Chikongoye vvs Banyire Mujama (PC Civil Appeal No. 52 of 1991) [1991] TZHC 2470 (13 May 1991)
13 May 1991
Wapi Messo vs Nyamweko Kigeso (PC Civil Appeal No. 113 of 1991) [1991] TZHC 2773 (8 May 1991)
8 May 1991