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BANDE v MUCHINGURI 1999 (1) ZLR 476 (H)

1999 (1) ZLR p476

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
L Tshuma, for the defendant

Case Type

Civil action

Annotations

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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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