In the Ward Land Tribunal, the Appellant successfully sued the Respondent for recovery of land. The trial Ward Tribunal found that the Appellant’s evidence was enough to prove his claim. The Respondent was dissatisfied, so he appealed to the District Land and Housing Tribunal of Musoma. On appeal, the District Tribunal reversed the decision of the trial Ward Tribunal and entered judgment for the Respondent on the ground that the Appellant was time-barred because the Respondent has stayed in the land for a long time, more than twelve years. In this connection, it was established that the Respondent had been in occupation of the land since 1984 till 2009 when the dispute arose. Being dissatisfied by the decision of the District Land and Housing Tribunal, the Appellant appealed to the High Court of Tanzania.