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Judgment
No. 29/18of
“It is not enough that the Appellate Court considers that if it had been
in the position
Civil Appeal No. SC 524/14
the primary court, it would have taken a different course. It must appear that some error
has been made in exercising the discretion. If the primary court acts upon a wrong
principle, if it allows extraneous or irrelevant matters to guide or affect it, if it mistakes
the facts, if it does not take into account some relevant consideration, then its
determination should be reviewed, and the Appellate Court may exercise its own
discretion in substitution…” 9
[11]
The judgment of the court a quo is well reasoned. The learned Judge carefully assessed
all the relevant factors. Nothing was alleged, or proved, to justify interference by this Court
with the judgment of the lower court.
[12]
It is for the above reasons that, after hearing submissions by counsel, the appeal was
dismissed with costs.
GOWORA JA:
I agree
BHUNU JA:
I agree
T H Chitapi & Associates, Appellant’s Legal Practitioners
Matsikidze & Mucheche, Respondent’s Legal Practitioners
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At pp 62F-63A.
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