IN THE HIGH COURT OF TANZANIA (TABORA REGISTRY)

AT TABORA
CIVIL CASE NO..OF 2014
MR. MADENI MENGI.PLAINTIFF
VERSUS
MR. MAHELA MFUKONI...DEFENDANT
WRITTEN STATEMENT OF DEFENCE
(Under Order VIII of Civil Procedure Code, Cap 33 RE 2002)
The plaintiff above states as follows;
1. That the content under paragraph 1 and 2 of the plaint are noted. The address is clear
2. That the content under paragraph 3 of the plaint is admitted. There was an agreement
between the plaintiff and the defendant signed on 12th day of December 2014.
3. That the content under paragraphs 4 and 5 of the plaint are admitted. The agreement was
of the delivery of 20 tons of the said Irish potatoes.
4. That the content under paragraph 6 of the plaint is denied as the defendant provided a
notice for the delay of the delivery due to scarcity of the potatoes.
5. That the content under paragraph 7 of the plaint is noted. The loss is clear but not
evaluated.
6. That the content under paragraph 8 of the plaint is noted. That the court has the
jurisdiction to entertain this suit.
7. WHEREFORE, the defendant prays to this honorable court for judgment and decree
against the plaintiff as follows;
I.
The suit to be dismissed.
II.
The suit is to be held out of the court first for negotiation.
III.
The costs of this suit are to be shared by both parties.
IV. Any other relief if the court may deem it fit.

Dated at Tabora this 10th day of January 2015

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DEFENDANT
VERIFICATION
I, Awadh Abubakar, do hereby verify that the contents from paras 1 to 7 are correct and true to
the best of my knowledge.

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DEFENDANTS ADVOCATE

Presented for filling this 15th day of January, 2015

REGISTRY OFFICER
Copy to be served upon;
MNANGO LAW CHAMBERS AND ADVOCATES,
POSTA STREET,
PLOT NO. 2,
P.O. BOX 210,
TABORA.

Drawn and filed by;

JAKALANDA LAW CHAMBERS AND ADVOCATES,
BACHU PLAZA 4TH FLOOR,
PLOT NO, 34
P.O. BOX 90,

TABORA.