BOTHA v ZVADA & ANOR 1997 (1) ZLR 415 (S)
Citation | 1997 (1) ZLR 415 (S) |
Case No | Judgment No. S-62-97 |
Court | Supreme Court, Harare |
Judge | Korsah JA, Ebrahim JA & Muchechetere JA |
Heard | 10 March 1997 |
Judgment | 24 April 1997 |
Counsel | Details not supplied |
Case Type | Civil appeal |
Annotations | Link to case annotations |
Flynote
Delict — actio injuriarum — false arrest and detention — reasonable grounds for arrest — whether such grounds existed — discretion as to whether or not to arrest — whether discretion exercised reasonably
Damages — delict — actio injuriarum — false arrest and detention — elderly man arrested and detained when arrest and detention neither justified nor necessary — appropriate damages
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