(1)    JENNIFER     NAN     BROOKER   

vs

RICHARD     MUDHANDA     AND     THE     REGISTRAR     OF     DEEDS

(2)     ADRIENNE     STALEY     PIERCE

vs

RICHARD     MUDHANDA     AND     THE     REGISTRAR     OF     DEEDS

SUPREME COURT OF ZIMBABWE

GOWORA JA, HLATSHWAYO JA & BHUNU JA

HARARE: JUNE 6, 2016 & FEBRUARY 5, 2018

D. Ochieng, for the appellants

N. Chikono, for the first respondent

No appearance for the second respondent

GOWORA JA:          This is a composite judgment in respect of two appeals which were, at the request of the parties, consolidated and heard at the same time. The appeals are against two separate judgments by the High Court dismissing special pleas of prescription raised by the appellants in respect of a claim for specific performance launched by the respondent.

The following are the salient facts to the dispute. The two appellants are sisters. In November 2014, the first respondent, (hereinafter referred to as the respondent) issued summons