The parties in this appeal are blood relatives born of the same parents. They have a dispute over a house. The dispute is over ownership. The relationship became sour between them because the Appellant claimed to be the sole owner of the suit premises while the Respondent insisted that the premises were jointly owned after their father bequeathed the same to them. The Respondent filed a suit in the District Land and Housing Tribunal Temeke, claiming joint ownership of the property. However, the Appellant claimed to have bought the property and produced a Letter of Offer issued by the Commissioner for Lands. The trial tribunal held that the suit premises belonged to both parties and because the relationship between them was sour, it ordered the property to be sold and the proceeds of the same to be divided equally between the parties.
The Respondent was aggrieved by the decision of the trial tribunal and filed an appeal in the High Court of Tanzania, Land Division. The High Court dismissed the appeal and confirmed the decision of the trial tribunal. The Appellant was aggrieved by the decision of the High Court and filed this appeal.