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Denny v Denny [2013] VUICB 10; Civil Case 07 of 2013 (5 September 2013)

IN THE MALEKULA ISLAND COURT
HELD AT LAKATORO/ MALEKULA

Civil Case No. 7 of 2013
(Civil Jurisdiction)

BETWEEN:

RENE DENNY
(Original Claimant)

AND:

PAUL ROBERT DENNY
(Counter Claimant 1)

AND:

ROBERT TOAME
(Counter Claimant 2)

MATTER: Dispiut ova long kastom nem ia Denny.

Jastices: Jastis Shema Tasvallie
Jastis Douglas Vandel
Jastis Endie Shem

Clerk: Joel Jacob

JUDGMENT

Brief backgraon blong case:

Civil Case # 7/2013 hemi wan kastomary matter concernem dispute ova long kastom nem ia Denny. Dispiut ia hemi blong Tautu village we Rene Denny hemi putum akensem ol family Robert Toame mo especeli nao long Paul Robert Denny. Keis hemi bing brought bifo long kot long 27/06/2013 mo hemi ko long trial long 26/08/2013 blong sotemaot issue ia.

Issue:

Who nao long olketa parties ia hemi kat raet blong usum nem ia Denny?

Smol Histri blong case:

Original Claimant – OC hemi talemaot long kot ia se every toktok we istap insaet long stetmen hemi blong hem. Raet ia nao we papa blong hem ikivim long hem mekem se tudei hemi stanap strong blong tekem bak. Long olketa kros examinesen, hemi se fes woman blong Denny, Letagstunamel hemi no ded yet taem we seken woman blong hem, Constance ikam stap wetem hem. Hemi talemaot tu se ol fes kot long 1980's ikam, Robert Toame nao istap spokes man blong diventem ol raets ia from hemi stap smol yet. Hemi mensenem tu se taem we Denny ided, sista blong hem nao oli mekem kastom ceremony mo pem bak every kaon blong papa blong olketa. Hemi talemaot nems blong ol man, ples, nasara mo woman blong olketa we istap insaet long family tri blong hem. Lastly hemi talemaot se Toame mo Denny hemi ol divren man mo Sela Toame nao hemi wan adopted man we Robert I adoptem hem.

Witniss:

Cyprian Serake. Hemi konfemem long kot ia se ol bikfala kraon nao oli on by Rene mo Denny. Hemi talemaot pakeken se long 1984, Robert nao hemi kot long biaf blong Denny. Hemi talemaot tu se Robert hemi adoptem Sela Toame mo hem nao hemi bon fastaem long Rene.

Kalran Ati. Kot hemi no tekem note long every toktok blong witnis ia from kot ifaenemaot se OC nao hemi raetem mo mekem stetmen ia mekem se kot hemi widrowem hem.

Counter Claimant 1- Paul hemi talemaot se Denny nao hemi bonem OC mo ikivim raet ia long Robert, mo raet ia nao bae istap wetem hem (CC1).