MAC AND SON COACHBUILDERS (PVT) LTD v MAPFUMO AND ANOTHER 1984 (1) ZLR 16 (H)
Citation | 1984 (1) ZLR 16 (H) |
Case No | No details supplied |
Court | High Court, Harare |
Judge | Pittman J |
Heard | 8 December 1983 |
Judgment | 11 January 1984 |
Counsel | A N Eastwood, for the excipient |
Case Type | No details supplied |
Annotations | No case annotations to date |
Flynote
Contract — in contravention of statutory provision — where contravention vitiates contract — contract to sell road service permits without approval of Minister — offence under s 27(1) as read with s 80 of Road Motor Transportation Act [Chapter 262] - whether contract void — contract induced by fraud — relief available to party misled into entering contract.
Costs — inept conduct of case by legal practitioner — when costs may be awarded de bonis propriis — costs against unsuccessful party on attorney and client basis — when appropriate to order costs against unsuccessful party because of inept handling of case by legal practitioner.
Practice and procedure — plea — plaintiff entitled to look at plea as filed when deciding how to answer plea.
Statutes — Road Motor Transportation Act [Chapter 262] — s 27 — contract to acquire road service permits without approval of Minister — effect of section.
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