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1980 — Volume 1

Cases

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EX PARTE CORSYN CONSOLIDATED MINES LIMITED AND ANOTHER

REGINA V CHINYERERE

HAYES V BALDACHIN AND OTHERS

1980 ZLR 11 (G)

REGINA V NYAKUWA AND ANOTHER

1980 ZLR 19 (A)

HICKMAN V ATTORNEY-GENERAL

1980 ZLR 24 (G)

1980 ZLR 32 (G)

BICKLE V MINISTERS OF LAW AND ORDER

1980 ZLR 36 (G)

KELLY V PICKERING AND ANOTHER

1980 ZLR 44 (G)

REGINA V AGRIPPA

1980 ZLR 49 (G)

1980 ZLR 52 (G)

REGINA V KADONGORO

1980 ZLR 54 (G)

REGINA V HADJIVASSILI

1980 ZLR 57 (A)

KELLY V PICKERING AND ANOTHER

1980 ZLR 61 (G)

ZIMBABWE AFRICAN NATIONAL UNION (PATRIOTIC FRONT) V UNITED AFRICAN NATIONAL COUNCIL AND OTHERS

1980 ZLR 69 (G)

REGINA V MHOSVA

1980 ZLR 74 (G)

MINISTER OF INFORMATION IMMIGRATION AND TOURISM AND ANOTHER V MACKESON

1980 ZLR 76 (A)

REGINA V CHITENGU

1980 ZLR 84 (G)

REGINA V ZINDOGA

1980 ZLR 86 (A)

REGINA V COLLEY

1980 ZLR 89 (A)

REGINA V NDHLOVU (1)

1980 ZLR 96 (G)

REGINA V NDHLOVU (2)

1980 ZLR 105 (G)

REGINA V BRADLEY

1980 ZLR 107 (G)

THE STATE V SEDA

1980 ZLR 109 (G)

FLOOD V COWPER AND ANOTHER

1980 ZLR 111 (G)

LMS ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS (PRIVATE) LIMITED V TASSBURG SCREW INDUSTRIES (PRIVATE) LIMITED

1980 ZLR 130 (G)

AFRICAN DISTILLERS LIMITED V ZIETKIEWICZ AND OTHERS

1980 ZLR 135 (G)

DAINE S V DAINES AND ANOTHER

1980 ZLR 141 (G)

MACHEKE RURAL COUNCIL V CILLIERS

1980 ZLR 145 (G)

THE STATE V CHIKAZHE

1980 ZLR 147 (G)

THE STATE V MLAUZI

1980 ZLR 148 (G)

PRETORIUS V MINISTER OF DEFENCE (1)

1980 ZLR 150 (G)

THE STATE V SIMON

1980 ZLR 162 (G)

GENERAL FINANCE COMPANY (PRIVATE) LIMITED V ROBERTSON

1980 ZLR 166 (A)

THE STATE V BEYERS AND ANOTHER

1980 ZLR 177 (A)

THE STATE V DE SOUZA

1980 ZLR 184 (A)

THE STATE V RICHARD AND OTHERS

1980 ZLR 186 (G)

THE STATE V JACKSON

1980 ZLR 190 (G)

ATTORNEY-GENERAL V TOBIWA AND OTHERS

1980 ZLR 192 (A)

THE STATE V BESWICK

1980 ZLR 199 (A)

REID-DALY V HICKMAN AND OTHERS (1)

1980 ZLR 201 (G)

THE STATE V MILLS

1980 ZLR 227 (A)

SACREST (PVT) LTD V MASVAURE

1980 ZLR 233 (G)

MCKELVEY V COWAN NO

1980 ZLR 235 (G)

CSD ENTERPRISES (PVT) LTD V S & T IMPORT AND EXPORT (PVT) LTD AND OTHERS

1980 ZLR 238 (G)

TUCKER V BEAZLEY NO AND ANOTHER

1980 ZLR 243 (G)

CINAMON V INDEPENDENCE MINING (PRIVATE) LIMITED

1980 ZLR 247 (A)

UDC LIMITED V FIELD NO

1980 ZLR 262 (G)

PICKERING V STANDARD GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED

1980 ZLR 270 (A)

THE STATE V MAGOMANA

1980 ZLR 279 (G)

1980 ZLR 280 (G)

1980 ZLR 286 (A)

ROBERTS V BRIAN MURPHY MOTORS (PRIVATE) LIMITED

1980 ZLR 296 (G)

MPANDE V FORBES AND THOMPSON (BULAWAYO) (PRIVATE) LIMITED AND ANOTHER

1980 ZLR 302 (G)

SCOTRHO FINANCE LIMITED V RIDGEWAY

1980 ZLR 309 (A)

THE STATE V BVUMBI

1980 ZLR 316 (G)

DONNELLY V DONNELLY

1980 ZLR 319 (G)

THE STATE V KELDER

1980 ZLR 331 (G)

STATE V TAKADZI

1980 ZLR 336 (G)

THE STATE V SAIDI

1980 ZLR 341 (A)

CONE TEXTILES (PRIVATE) LIMITED V AYRES AND ANOTHER

1980 ZLR 347 (A)

THE STATE V STRYDOM AND OTHERS

1980 ZLR 364 (A)

THE STATE V FRANCIS

1980 ZLR 368 (A)

THE STATE V CHABATA AND ANOTHER

1980 ZLR 376 (A)

FLAME LILY INVESTMENT COMPANY (PRIVATE) LIMITED V ZIMBABWE SALVAGE (PRIVATE) LIMITED AND ANOTHER

1980 ZLR 378 (G)

1980 ZLR 387 (G)

PRETORIUS V MINISTER OF DEFENCE

1980 ZLR 395 (A)

ZUVARADOKA V FRANCK

1980 ZLR 402 (A)

THE STATE V MUYAMBO AND ANOTHER

1980 ZLR 408 (A)

THE STATE V SIBANDA (1)

1980 ZLR 413 (G)

ANSELL V ANSELL

1980 ZLR 416 (G)

HAYES V BALDACHIN AND OTHERS

1980 ZLR 422 (A)

THE STATE V GUMBO

1980 ZLR 433 (A)

GUARDIAN ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE RHODESIA LIMITED V JETI

1980 ZLR 436 (A)

THE STATE V TEKERE AND OTHERS (1)

1980 ZLR 441 (A)

BARROWBY REAL ESTATE (PRIVATE) LIMITED V OLSEN

1980 ZLR 448 (A)

ORNE-GLIEMAN V GENERAL ACCIDENT FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION

1980 ZLR 454 (G)

THE STATE V CHAKANETSA

1980 ZLR 457 (A)

THE STATE V MOYANA AND ANOTHER

1980 ZLR 460 (A)

THE STATE V WILLIAMS

1980 ZLR 466 (A)

THE STATE V SIBANDA (2)

1980 ZLR 470 (A)

THE STATE V RANDEN AND ANOTHER

1980 ZLR 473 (A)

THE STATE V MUBAIWA

1980 ZLR 477 (A)

THE STATE V BATANAYI

1980 ZLR 484 (A)

THE STATE V TEKERE AND OTHERS (2)

1980 ZLR 489 (G)

ROBINSON V FITZGERALD

1980 ZLR 508 (G)

THE STATE V MANDORO THE STATE V BROUGHTON

1980 ZLR 511 (G)

STATE V MBABVU AND ANOTHER

1980 ZLR 515 (G)

H V THE COMMISSIONER OF TAXES

1980 ZLR 518 (A)

THE COMMISSIONER OF TAXES V C LTD

1980 ZLR 524 (A)

REID-DALY V HICKMAN AND OTHERS (2)

1980 ZLR 540 (A)

PETERS V JANDA NO

1980 ZLR 553 (G)

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THE STATE v BATANAYI 1980 ZLR 484 (A)

Case details

Citation

1980 ZLR 484 (A)

Case No

Details not supplied

Court

Appellate Division, Salisbury

Judge

Fieldsend, CJ, Baron, JA and Goldin, JA

Heard

7th November, 1980; 27th November, 1980

Judgment

27th November, 1980

Counsel

B H Christie, for the appellant; J H C Friedman, for the respondent

Case Type

Criminal Appeal

Annotations

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Flynote

Criminal Law — Miscellaneous Offences Act [Chapter 68], section 6 (e) — hindering a Police officer in the execution of his duty — physical element unnecessary.

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