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High Court on appeal from Siaya Small Claims Court: territorial jurisdiction upheld, vicarious liability of registered owner rejected, liability apportioned 70:30, future medical expenses set aside.
On first appeal, the High Court set aside a 50:50 liability finding against Dandora Millers, holding the claimant failed to link the offending vehicle to the appellant, and upheld dismissal of its counterclaim for loss of user.
Magistrate's Court assessed quantum after 90:10 liability consent in a road accident. General damages of Kshs 150,000 less 10% contributory negligence, plus Kshs 6,350 special damages.
On a first appeal from a road accident damages award, the High Court upheld the 90:10 liability apportionment and the KES 140,000 general damages for healed soft tissue injuries, dismissing the appeal with costs.
On first appeal, the High Court dismissed a challenge to a 100% liability finding against the trailing driver in a rear-end collision, holding that no credible evidence showed the lead vehicle had stalled on the highway.
Road accident claim over a written-off car: the Bungoma court awarded Kshs. 326,000 against the 1st and 2nd Defendants, dismissed the claim against the 3rd Defendant, and applied the pre-accident less salvage value measure.
Magistrate's Court at Bungoma held the 1st and 2nd Defendants jointly and severally liable for a matatu collision, awarding KES 206,500 and dismissing the claim against the 3rd Defendant registered owner.
Trial court dismissed a road accident damages claim after finding the plaintiff liable for ramming the defendants' moving trailer from behind, relying on adverse inference and disbelieving his witnesses.
The Mombasa Magistrate's Court set aside an ex parte judgment for KShs. 2,202,760 in a road accident claim, granting leave to defend on triable issues of vehicle ownership, liability and quantum, subject to KShs. 30,000 thrown-away costs.
Magistrate's Court held the registered driver liable in negligence under res ipsa loquitur, dismissed the registered owner's vicarious liability claim, and awarded Kshs. 2,671,865 using a global sum for loss of dependency.
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