LEWIS v MUSHANGI & ANOR 1999 (1) ZLR 506 (H)
Citation | 1999 (1) ZLR 506 (H) |
Case No | Judgment No. HB-41-99 |
Court | High Court, Bulawayo |
Judge | Malaba J |
Heard | 11 February 1999; 12 February 1999 |
Judgment | 10 June 1999 |
Counsel | J James, for the plaintiff |
Case Type | Civil action |
Annotations | Link to case annotations |
Flynote
Practice and procedure — pleadings — failure to plead matter — claim for negligence arising out of motor accident — defendant's plea completely denying negligence and alleging that accident due to plaintiff's negligence — whether court entitled at trial to consider question of contributory negligence
Damages — apportionment — allegation that damage partly caused by fault of plaintiff — meaning — negligent act or omission of plaintiff must contributed causally to damage suffered
Delict — negligence — sudden emergency — duties of driver — car ahead stopping suddenly for no apparent reason
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