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CHURCH OF THE PROVINCE OF CENTRAL AFRICA v DIOCESAN TRUSTEES, HARARE DIOCESE 2012 (2) ZLR 392 (S)

2012 (2) ZLR p392

Citation

2012 (2) ZLR 392 (S)

Case No

Judgment No S-48-12

Court

Supreme Court, Harare

Judge

Malaba DCJ, Ziyambi JA & Omerjee AJA

Heard

22 October 2012; CAV

Judgment

19 November 2012

Counsel

A P de Bourbon SC, with him T Mpofu, for the appellant
T M Kanengoni, with him C Nyika, for the respondent

Case Type

Civil appeal

Annotations

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Flynote

Church – government of – constitution – members required to adhere to constitution – failure to do so – diocese seceding from church without following proper procedures – persons involved thereby voluntarily ceasing to be members of church – church property – persons seceding having no rights in respect of such property

Church – property – diocese seceding from church – persons involved thereby voluntarily ceasing to be members of church – church property – ownership remains with church – persons seceding having no rights in respect of such property

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