The Appellant sued the Respondent in the High Court claiming
(i) Tshs. 3,160,000/= being value of oranges harvested without his authority
between the years 1995, 1996 and 1997, (ii) Tshs. 4,200,000/= being loss of
business for the entire period he had come from Mwanza and stayed in Tanga to
follow up the matter, and (iii) Tshs. 500,000/= being general damages. After
hearing the parties, the High Court decreed sums of Tshs. 463,335/=, Tshs.
1,050,000/=, and Tshs. 250,000/= for items (i), (ii) and (iii) above; and
interest of 2½% charged on the decretal amount from the date of judgment to the
date of full payment. The Appellant appealed to the Court of Appeal challenging
the quantum decreed by the High Court but the Court of Appeal raised several
procedural irregularities in connection with the proceedings before the High
Court.