SUGIRA v POWER FAMILY

SUGIRA v POWER FAMILY

Where an employee suffers a workplace accident and the insurance payout is insufficient to cover the actual damages, the employer is liable to pay the difference, and compensation is to be determined based on evidence and the court's discretion, not by formulas applicable to road accidents.

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Citation
RCA 00077/2021/HC/RWG
Parties
Appellant: Sugira Jean Bosco; Respondent: Power Family Ltd; Respondent: Muberangeyo Juvenal
Court
High Court
Jurisdiction
Rwanda
Judgment Date
17 November 2022
Case Number
RCA 00077/2021/HC/RWG
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Final Judgment
Outcome
appeal allowed; lower court decision reversed
Legal Topics
Employer Liability, Insurance Indemnity, Workplace Accident, Damages Calculation
Labour Law Insurance Law Tort Law Employer Liability Insurance Indemnity Workplace Accident Damages Calculation

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Parties

Sugira Jean Bosco

Appellant

Power Family Ltd

Respondent

Muberangeyo Juvenal

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Final Judgment

  1. 1 Whether an employee can claim compensation from the employer beyond the insurance payout when the insurance indemnity is insufficient
  2. 2 Whether compensation for a non-vehicular workplace accident should be calculated under the presidential decree for road accidents or under general tort principles

Ratio Decidendi

Where an employee suffers a workplace accident and the insurance payout is insufficient to cover the actual damages, the employer is liable to pay the difference, and compensation is to be determined based on evidence and the court's discretion, not by formulas applicable to road accidents.

Court Disposition

appeal allowed; lower court decision reversed

Orders

  • Power Family Ltd and Muberangeyo Juvenal to jointly pay Sugira Jean Bosco 2,562,064 Frw in damages, plus 60,000 Frw in court costs, after deducting the 500,000 Frw paid by the insurer.
  • Sugira Jean Bosco awarded 40,000 Frw for appeal costs.