Reliable Freight Services Ltd & another v Henry Ingaru Mulama [2018] KEHC 1504 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 1504
- Citation
- [2018] KEHC 1504 (KLR)
- Decided
- 14 December 2018
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TypecivilPostureappeal from a judgment awarding damagesCoramVS- KARAN
Holding
The award was not inordinately high and the court affirmed the award of Kshs.900,000 in general damages.
Facts
The Respondent claimed special and general damages after being hit by a motor vehicle on Uhuru Highway/Haile Selassie Avenue on July 27, 2013. The trial court awarded Kshs.900,000 in general damages.
Issues
- whether the award was inordinately high
- what the award should be if it was inordinately high
- what the order as to costs should be
Reasoning
The court found the award was not inordinately high and relied on comparable awards to support the amount awarded.
Outcome
affirmed
Orders
- affirming the award of Kshs.900,000 in general damages
Authorities cited
Cases cited (1)
- MWAURA –VS- MWAURA & ANOTHER CIVIL APPEAL 58/2013 EMBU
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