SUGIRA v POWER FAMILY Ltd N’UNDI

SUGIRA v POWER FAMILY Ltd N’UNDI

Where insurance indemnity is insufficient to compensate for workplace injury, the employer is liable for the difference based on evidence and judicial discretion, restoring the employee to the position they would have been in absent the injury.

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Citation
RCA 00077/2021/HC/RWG
Parties
Applicant: 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
Legal Topics
Employer Liability, Workplace Accident, Insurance Indemnity, Damages Calculation
Source Language
rw
Labour Law Insurance Law Tort Law Employer Liability Workplace Accident Insurance Indemnity Damages Calculation

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Parties

Sugira Jean Bosco

Applicant

Power Family Ltd

Respondent

Muberangeyo Juvenal

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Final Judgment

  1. 1 Whether an employee can claim damages from the employer in excess of insurance indemnity when the insurance payout is insufficient.
  2. 2 How damages should be calculated for workplace accidents not involving motor vehicles.

Ratio Decidendi

Where insurance indemnity is insufficient to compensate for workplace injury, the employer is liable for the difference based on evidence and judicial discretion, restoring the employee to the position they would have been in absent the injury.

Court Disposition

appeal allowed

Orders

  • Previous judgment reversed in all parts.
  • Power Family Ltd and Muberangeyo Juvenal jointly ordered to pay applicant damages totaling 2,562,064 Frw plus 60,000 Frw court fees.