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JENAH v NYEMBA 1986 (1) ZLR 138 (S)

1986 (1) ZLR p138

Citation

1986 (1) ZLR 138 (S)

Case No

Details not supplied

Court

Supreme Court, Harare

Judge

Dumbutshena CJ, Gubbay JA & McNally JA

Heard

6 February 1986

Judgment

17 April 1986

Counsel

MT O'Meara for the appellant
FE Ziumbe for the respondent

Case Type

Civil appeal

Annotations

Link to case annotations

Flynote

African affairs and customary law — married African woman, whether has locus standi in judicio to sue unassisted by her husband customary law — status — whether to be decided by customary or general law — African marriage — effect on property of spouses.

Pleading — majority — whether necessary to allege — married woman — whether must allege free administration of own property.

Legislation — Legal Age of Majority Act, 1982 — Customary Law and Primary Courts Act 1981, s 3(3) — African Marriages Act s 13.

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