BANDE v MUCHINGURI 1999 (1) ZLR 476 (H)
Citation | 1999 (1) ZLR 476 (H) |
Case No | Judgment No. HB-37-99 |
Court | High Court, Bulawayo |
Judge | Malaba J |
Heard | 9 February 1999; 10 February 1999 |
Judgment | 3 June 1999 |
Counsel | J K H Stirling, for the plaintiff |
Case Type | Civil action |
Annotations | Link to case annotations |
Flynote
Court — contempt of — contempt in facie curiae — what is — requirement that act or words complained of must have been committed in court and that judicial officer be acting in judicial capacity — prison officer speaking insolently to magistrate in office at hospital when magistrate carrying out informal investigation — not contempt of court
Damages — amount — actio injuriarum — malicious prosecution — magistrate wrongfully causing prison officer to be prosecuted for contempt of court after prison officer had spoken insolently to him
Delict — actio injuriarum — malicious prosecution — requirements to establish — giving of information and laying of charge — malice — what must be shown to establish malice
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