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HINGESTON v LIGHTFOOT 2000 (2) ZLR 247 (S)

2000 (2) ZLR p247

Citation

2000 (2) ZLR 247 (S)

Case No

Judgment No. S-97-00

Court

Supreme Court, Harare

Judge

Gubbay CJ, Ebrahim JA and Sandura JA

Heard

11 September 2000

Judgment

28 September 2000

Counsel

Miss W T Miles, for the appellant
Mrs J B Wood, for the respondent

Case Type

Civil appeal

Annotations

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Flynote

Family law — husband and wife — divorce — maintenance following — agreement by husband to pay for "ongoing" education of children — effect — includes tertiary education, but not indefinitely

Prescription — Prescription Act [Chapter 8:11] — s 15(a)(ii) — claims pursuant to judgment debt — expenses paid for children following divorce — expenses paid in terms of consent paper — wife paying expenses and claiming them later — debts more than three years old prescribed

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