Ibrahim Said Msabaha versus Lutter Nelson;

Ibrahim Said Msabaha versus Lutter Nelson; Civil Appeal No. 4 of 1997; Court of Appeal of Tanzania at Dar es Salaam (Unreported).

• Civil Procedure

• Compromise – Parties agreed on issues on matters not pleaded- whether compromise on issues bind the parties.

Held-:

It is a well established principle that in civil cases, parties are at liberty to compromise their rights by agreement and the courts are duty bound to respect such compromises, unless it amounts to an abuse of court process or is a violative of the law or public policy.