National Traditional Appeal Court - 1980 August

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Judgment date
August 1980
Appeal dismissed where evidence established respondent's claim for chisuzula after the applicant's desertion and paternity was proven.
Customary law – abandonment of marriage (Kundisiya Ukwati popanda chifukwa) – chisuzula – proof of paternity – appeal dismissed for lack of merit.
21 August 1980
Cohabitation was not a proven marriage and respondent failed to prove theft of property; appeal allowed with costs.
Traditional/customary union — cohabitation not established as marriage; property dispute — burden of proof; balance of probabilities; failure to call corroborative witnesses; costs awarded.
18 August 1980