NGIRABAKUNZI N’ABANDI v SONARWA GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY

NGIRABAKUNZI N’ABANDI v SONARWA GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY

Applicants failed to provide conclusive evidence of the deceased's actual income or tax payments as a motorcycle taxi operator; therefore, compensation for economic loss must be calculated based on the statutory minimum wage (SMIG) of 3,000 Frw per day. The appeal lacks merit and is dismissed. No additional legal...

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Citation
RCA 00304/2021/HC/KIG
Parties
Applicant: Ngirabakunzi Pierre na bagenzi be; Respondent: SONARWA General Insurance Company
Court
High Court
Jurisdiction
Rwanda
Judgment Date
25 August 2023
Case Number
RCA 00304/2021/HC/KIG
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Final Judgment
Outcome
appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Motor Vehicle Accident, Compensation for Death, Calculation of Damages, Minimum Wage (smig), Burden of Proof for Income, Appeal Procedure
Source Language
rw
Insurance Law Tort Law Civil Procedure Motor Vehicle Accident Compensation for Death Calculation of Damages Minimum Wage (smig) Burden of Proof for Income +1 more

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Parties

Ngirabakunzi Pierre na bagenzi be

Applicant

SONARWA General Insurance Company

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Final Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the minimum wage (SMIG) used for calculating economic damages was appropriate
  2. 2 Whether additional compensation for legal costs and attorney fees should be awarded on appeal

Ratio Decidendi

Applicants failed to provide conclusive evidence of the deceased's actual income or tax payments as a motorcycle taxi operator; therefore, compensation for economic loss must be calculated based on the statutory minimum wage (SMIG) of 3,000 Frw per day. The appeal lacks merit and is dismissed. No additional legal costs or attorney fees are awarded on appeal.

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed

Orders

  • Maintain the lower court's judgment in all respects.
  • SONARWA General Insurance Company to pay compensation as previously ordered: 1,620,000 Frw for moral damages to parents, 3,240,000 Frw for moral damages to siblings, 6,589,120 Frw for economic loss to parents, 935,200 Frw for funeral expenses, 1,000,000 Frw for legal fees and costs, and refund of 20,000 Frw court...