Motor Vessel Sepideh and Another versus Yussuf Mohamed Yussuf and 2 Others

Motor Vessel Sepideh and Another versus Yussuf Mohamed Yussuf and 2 Others; Civil Application No. 237 of 2013; Court of Appeal of Tanzania at Dar es Salaam (Unreported).

• Civil Procedure

• Consent judgment – whether one can appeal against a consent judgment.

Held:-

It is well settled that a consent judgment can be set aside only on the ground of fraud or collusion, that there was no consensus between the parties, public policy or for such reasons as would enable a court to set aside or rescind a contract.