CHINGWARU & ANOR v COMMERCIAL UNION FIRE, MARINE & GENERAL INSURANCE CO LTD & ORS 2001 (1) ZLR 164 (H)
Citation | 2001 (1) ZLR 164 (H) |
Case No | Judgment No. HH-46-01 |
Court | High Court, Harare |
Judge | Chinhengo J |
Heard | 21 June 2000;22 June 2000; 30 June 2000; 8 March 2001 |
Judgment | 14 March 2001 * |
Counsel | D P Drury, for the plaintiffs E Matinenga, for the defendants |
Case Type | Civil Action |
Annotations | No case annotations to date |
Flynote
Damages —funeral expenses — assessment — need for moderation — relevance of sensibilities and customs of community and class of people concerned
Delict —negligence —sudden emergency —nature of enquiry raised by defence of sudden emergency —whether defence necessarily amounts to admission of negligence
Evidence —investigations by police —duty of police to collect all available evidence
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