[2025] KEHC 5214 (KLR)

[2025] KEHC 5214 (KLR)

The High Court found that the trial court was guided by the principle of comparable damages and relied on recent authorities where similar injuries attracted comparable or higher awards. The court noted that the injuries suffered by the respondent were soft tissue in nature and that the trial court considered...

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Citation
[2025] KEHC 5214 (KLR)
Parties
Appellant: Darius Mosoti Oyaro; Respondent: Matilda Ng’andu Mwanyonyi
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Voi
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Judgment Date
20 March 2025
Case Number
Civil Appeal E035 of 2023
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Judgment
Outcome
appeal dismissed
Judges
AN Ongeri
Legal Topics
Assessment of Damages, Personal Injury, Soft Tissue Injuries, Quantum of Damages
Source Language
english
Tort Law Assessment of Damages Personal Injury Soft Tissue Injuries Quantum of Damages

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Parties

Darius Mosoti Oyaro

Appellant

Matilda Ng’andu Mwanyonyi

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the award of Kshs. 200,000 as general damages for soft tissue injuries was excessive.
  2. 2 Whether the trial court applied the correct legal principles in assessing damages.

Ratio Decidendi

The High Court found that the trial court was guided by the principle of comparable damages and relied on recent authorities where similar injuries attracted comparable or higher awards. The court noted that the injuries suffered by the respondent were soft tissue in nature and that the trial court considered relevant precedents and inflationary trends in arriving at the award of Kshs. 200,000. The appellate court reiterated that its role is not to substitute its own assessment unless the award is shown to be manifestly excessive or based on wrong principles. Finding no such error, the court held that the award was reasonable and within the acceptable range for such injuries....

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed

Orders

  • The appeal is dismissed with costs to the respondent.
  • The judgment and award of the trial court are affirmed.