This was an appeal arising from the judgment and decree of the High Court of Zanzibar in Civil Case No. 31 of 2016. The High Court trial proceeded ex parte after the Appellant failed to file the written statement of defence within the twenty one days in compliance with the law, hence the trial court proceeded to enter the default judgment in favour of the Respondent. Aggrieved by the decision of the High Court, the Appellant appealed arguing that the High Court erred in law in entertaining a suit based on special damages which were not properly pleaded making the court to have no pecuniary jurisdiction. They also argued that the court erred in refusing to grant extension of time to file a written statement of defence on the first application for such extension. It also argued that the court erred in law in entertaining the Default Judgment as prayed without requiring specific proof of the special damages claimed or subjecting the claim to scrutiny.