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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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Citation	Judgment date
December 1992
Kibaba Zwaku vs Elias Nyambaya (PC Civil Appeal No. 127 of 1991) [1992] TZHC 709 (19 December 1992)	19 December 1992
Joseph v Ihembe (1992 TLR H.C 375) [1992] TZHC 783 (11 December 1992) Civil Practice and Procedure - Assessors - Summing up to assessors - Magistrates Courts (Primary Courts) (Judgment of Court) Rules, G.N. No. 2, 1988.	11 December 1992
John Michael vs Masana Matamwe (Civil Appeal No. 67 of 1992) [1992] TZHC 68 (10 December 1992) Primary court should require documentary proof of title for attached goods; appellate court properly admitted bailment record and appeal dismissed. * Civil procedure – attachment of property – objection to attachment – requirement to produce documentary evidence of bailment/ownership in primary court. * Appellate review – exercise of discretion to admit documents produced on appeal – admissibility and weight of bailment record. * Primary courts’ duty to take initiative to require production of documents when ownership of attached goods is disputed. * Evidence – unverified assertions insufficient to uphold attachment against documentary and oral proof of bailment.	10 December 1992
November 1992
Sibora Njosu vs Mugeta Masatu (PC Civil Appeal No. 410 of 1991) [1992] TZHC 567 (27 November 1992)	27 November 1992
Robert Kecho vs Kichena Nyangige (PC Civil Appeal No. 418 of 1991) [1992] TZHC 706 (25 November 1992)	25 November 1992
Nyambofu Mumbe vs Nyeura Eswaga ((PC) Civil Appeal No. 408 of 1991) [1992] TZHC 705 (24 November 1992)	24 November 1992
Sophia Magesa vs Gideon Mziza (PC Civil Appeal No. 199 of 1991) [1992] TZHC 70 (19 November 1992) Appellate court restored primary court divorce, finding district court wrongly ordered retrial after unjustified delayed appeal. Divorce law; appeal; leave to appeal out of time; delay and credibility of imprisonment claim; finality of primary court divorce; retrial unnecessary.	19 November 1992
Sophia Magesa vs Gideon Mziza (PC Civil Appeal No. 199 of 1991) [1992] TZHC 93 (19 November 1992) Respondent's unconvincing imprisonment excuse did not justify delay; retrial unnecessary; appeal allowed and divorce restored. Divorce — appellate procedure — leave to appeal out of time — adequacy of explanation for delay (imprisonment claim) — credibility of appellant/ respondent — appropriateness and usefulness of ordering a retrial where parties long separated and applicant remarried.	19 November 1992
August 1992
Kichere Mgaya vs Mtatiro Matiko (PC Civil Appeal No. 212 of 1990) [1992] TZHC 542 (31 August 1992) Seized cattle claimed as third-party property were held to belong to respondent based on credibility and timing, appeal allowed. Execution of judgment; seizure of goods; dispute over ownership and bailment; credibility and timing of third-party protests; burden of proof on balance of probabilities.	31 August 1992
May 1992
Jumapili Nyalanga vs Masatu Kitalimo ((PC) Civil Appeal No. 365 of 1991) [1992] TZHC 618 (28 May 1992)	28 May 1992
Mateko Mauma vs Rehema Kawala (PC Civil Appeal No. 179 of 1991) [1992] TZHC 616 (26 May 1992)	26 May 1992
Josia Nyagero Bwire vs Ibrahim Munogi ((PC) Civil Appeal No. 27 of 1991) [1992] TZHC 609 (19 May 1992)	19 May 1992
Phillipo Makuru vs Chairman (High Court Civil Appeal No. 35 of 1991) [1992] TZHC 607 (12 May 1992)	12 May 1992
Alex Julius s Kibiriti Nyahume (PC. Civil Appeal No. 334 of 1991) [1992] TZHC 606 (7 May 1992)	7 May 1992
Manyama Masore vs Alex Masinde ((PC) Civil Appeal No. 29 of 1991) [1992] TZHC 605 (6 May 1992)	6 May 1992

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