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Message: [QUOTE="Queen, post: 86129, member: 27"] A busted food supply deal spiraled into asset seizures, courtroom brinkmanship, and a waiting game over who actually owns the stuff meant to pay a long-overdue bill. Debt fight over food deliveries [LIST] [*]Oliver Chibage chased US$27,000 from Hotplate Grillhouse. [*]Supplied poultry and assorted farm goods. [*]Payment never landed despite confirmed deliveries. [*]Friction snowballed into a court showdown. [/LIST] Where the supplies went [LIST] [*]Jola Chickens stocked a canteen site. [*]Operated at Dinson Iron and Steel Company. [*]Location sat in Manhize. [*]Items ranged from birds to vegetables. [/LIST] Courtroom escalation in Mvuma [LIST] [*]Magistrate Patricia Gwetsayi heard clashing ownership claims. [*]The ruling got pushed to a later day. [*]Tension rose as assets stayed frozen. [*]Both sides are left hanging. [/LIST] Property seizure sparks twist [LIST] [*]Messenger of the Court grabbed Hotplate Grillhouse assets. [*]Move aimed at settling the unpaid balance. [*]Interference followed almost immediately. [*]Ownership suddenly got contested. [/LIST] Third-party claim enters [LIST] [*]Canary Wharf Zimbabwe filed a claim. [*]Fronted by Cleopas Mugomba. [*]Asserted the seized items belonged elsewhere. [*]Triggered an interpleader battle. [/LIST] Legal punches thrown [LIST] [*]Lawyer Brian Kashangura blasted the ownership claim. [*]Alleged coordination with Benson Muneri. [*]Rejected digital payment records outright. [*]Called the lease paperwork suspicious. [/LIST] Defense pushes back [LIST] [*]Counsel Tatenda Kabasa stood by the lease. [*]Said Hotplate only rented the equipment. [*]Claimed rent payments stayed current. [*]Shifted the burden of proof away from the debtor. [/LIST] The deal that collapsed [LIST] [*]The settlement pact set monthly repayments. [*]Added interest to the remaining balance. [*]Commitments quickly fell apart. [*]Enforcement shifted to the Sheriff. [/LIST] Quality dispute after the fact [LIST] [*]Hotplate Grillhouse blamed transport and standards. [*]The alleged meat arrived without proper handling. [*]Goods-received records contradicted that story. [*]Oversight by Benson Muneri undercut denials. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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