Mapanda v Jere & Anor. (Personal Injury Case 522 of 2017) [2018] MWHC 894 (10 July 2018)
The court found the claimant entitled to damages for personal injury and awarded K 3,400,000.00 plus costs.
Source-derived case information.
- Citation
- [2018] MWHC 894
- Parties
- Claimant: Amon Mapanda; 1st Defendant: Norman Jere; 2nd Defendant: Reunion Insurance Company Limited
- Court
- High Court of Malawi
- Jurisdiction
- Malawi
- Case Number
- Personal Injury Case 522 of 2017
- Procedural Posture
- Personal Injury / Assessment of Damages
- Outcome
- damages awarded to claimant
- Legal Topics
- Personal Injury, Damages Assessment
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
Amon Mapanda
Claimant
Norman Jere
1st Defendant
Reunion Insurance Company Limited
2nd Defendant
Procedural Posture
Personal Injury / Assessment of Damages
Legal Issues
- 1 quantum of damages for personal injury
Ratio Decidendi
The court found the claimant entitled to damages for personal injury and awarded K 3,400,000.00 plus costs.
Court Disposition
damages awarded to claimant
Orders
- Defendants to pay claimant K 3,400,000.00 as damages for personal injury
- Defendants to pay costs of the assessment
Full Case Text
Judgment text and source record
1 paragraphs
The Judiciary IN THE HIGH COURT OF MALA WI PRINCIPAL REGISTRY PERSONAL INJURY CASE NUMBER 522 OF 2017 AMON MAP ANDA ..................................................................... CLAIMANT Between NORMAN JERE .................................................... . .......... .... 1 ST DEFENDANT REUNION INSURANCE COMP ANY LIMITED .......................... 2No DEFENDANT -and- CORAM: A. J. Banda, Assistant Registrar Mr. Khan, for the Claimant Mr. M'meta, for the Defendants Ms. M. Galafa, Clerk/ Official Interpreter ASSESSMENT ORDER UPON HEARING counsel for the claimant, and UPON HEARING counsel for the defendants, in the assessment of damages hearing, it is HEREBY ORDERED that the defendants do pay the claimant the sum of K 3, 400,000.00 (Three million and four hundred thousand K wacha only) as damages for personal injury and costs of the assessment. Made this 10th day of July, 2018 in Chamber. Austin Jesse Banda ASSIST ANT REGISTRAR