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CHIRISENI v COMMISSIONER GENERAL OF POLICE & ORS 2020 (2) ZLR 125 (H)

2020 (2) ZLR p125

Citation

2020 (2) ZLR 125 (H)

Case No

Judgment No. HH-450-20

Court

High Court, Harare

Judge

Mushore J

Heard

17 September 2019

Judgment

8 July 2020

Counsel

F Illiff, for the plaintiff
M Muradzikwa, for the defendants

Case Type

Civil trial

Annotations

Flynote

Damages – currency of payment – payment in foreign currency – permissibility of – injured party should be placed in a position he would have been had wrongful act not been committed

Damages – delictual – assessment – damages for injuries caused by use of firearm by police – degree of culpability of wrongdoer must be assessed – constitutional duty of care of members of security services – need to ascertain whether action was indiscriminate and unwarranted

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