MAJURU v HARARE CENTRAL HOSPITAL & ANOR 2019 (3) ZLR 128 (H)
Citation | 2019 (3) ZLR 128 (H) |
Case No | Judgment No. HH-475-19 |
Court | High Court, Harare |
Judge | Chikowero J |
Heard | 25 June 2019; 28 June 2019 |
Judgment | 10 July 2019 |
Counsel | Plaintiff in person |
Case Type | Civil trial |
Annotations |
Flynote
Damages – pain and suffering – emotional and psychological trauma
Delict – assault – patient assaulted by fellow patient at a hospital – whether hospital had duty of care to prevent assault – whether hospital negligent and delictually liable to injured patient
Medicine – medical negligence – duty of care of hospital to patients in hospital
Practice and procedure – pleadings – deficiencies in pleadings – when court can deal with issue not properly set out in plea
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