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…SUGAR INDUSTRIES LTD.............................................DEFENDANT JUDGMENT In his plaint dated 7th July, 1992 the plaintiff claims the following from the defendant: (a) Special damages in the sum of Shs 1000/- (b) General…

…damages (c) Costs of the suit and interest therein at court rates The plaintiff is Richard Boywa Gor and the defendant is East African Sugar Industries Ltd.…

…He claims general damages for this loss of time, For his time and effort spent on the re-negotiation of the loan facility with the lender, arising from the non-utilization of the offered loan facility within the specified…

…time limit, the court assesses general damages at a sum of Kshs.35,000/=.…

…He claims general damages for this loss of time, For his time and effort spent on the re-negotiation of the loan facility with the lender, arising from the non-utilization of the offered loan facility within the specified…

…time limit, the court assesses general damages at a sum of Kshs.35,000/=.…

…The agreed general damages for pain and suffering and loss of amenities was £120,000.…

…General damages for pain and suffering and loss of amenities was in December 1982 assessed at £50,000.…

…Giving the best consideration to this aspect of the case, we thing that the figure of general damages for pain, suffering and loss of amenities should be reduced by one-half to shillings 600,000/=.…

…Giving the best consideration to this aspect of the case, we thing that the figure of general damages for pain, suffering and loss of amenities should be reduced by one-half to shillings 600,000/=.…

…damages for false imprisonment and malicious prosecution as a result of an incident that occurred in August 1979 and which culminated in the arrest and subsequent prosecution of the plaintiff in Kitale Resident Magistrate…

…Accordingly the plaintiff claims special damages of Kshs 24,500 particulars of which are given in the plaint, and general damages the quantum of which is to be assessed by this court.…

…No general damages are payable for dismissal of a servant. In the end result we dismiss this appeal with costs. Dated and delivered at Nairobi this 1st day of March, 1996. R. O. KWACH ………………………. JUDGE OF APPEAL P.K.…

…That now leaves me with the question of general damages and costs.…

…So the plaintiff prays for judgment for that sum as general damages.…

…He then proceeded to award the respondent general damages of Shs. 35,000/- for pain and suffering. Dissatisfied with this decision, the appellant appeals to this court and puts forward seven grounds of appeal.…

…In regard to general damages, counsel was of the view that the award by the lower court was modest and that this court should not interfere with it.…

…The respondent commenced proceedings in the superior court for damages for breach of contract, specific performance of the contract by execution of all necessary documents, general damages, exemplary damages, interests and…

…The applicant seeks an order for stay of execution of the interlocutory judgment in the sum of shs. 11,800,000/- as well as setting down the suit for hearing by way of formal proof for assessment of general and exemplary…

…In answer to those claims Mr Sampson held that the Appellant had not proved that he was entitled to any general damages for wrongful dismissal because it was not wrongful termination which had caused the Plaintiff to be unemployable…

…We take it that there is no appeal against the finding that the Plaintiff/Appellant is not entitled to an award for general damages.…

…Theplaintiffs still claimed general damages injunction and costs. But they did not claim any special damages. The defendant filed an elaborate amended defence to the amended plaint.…

…Dhanji took a preliminary point to the effect (as far as can be made out from the notes made by the learned judge) that there can be no claim for general damages for inducing a breach of contract and that special damages…

…There is a further claim of general damages. Plaintiff’s evidence disclosed that by an agreement dated 20.11.85 (Ex1) defendant agreed to sell motor vehicle Reg No KWJ III to plaintiff at a price of Shs 220,000.…

…I could not have held defendant liable to pay general damages with regard to the interest charged on the loan obtained by plaintiff from KFC.…

…I, therefore, enter Judgment for the Plaintiff as follows: (a) General Damages - Kshs. 1,000,000/= (b) Special Damages - Kshs. 35,984/= TOTAL - Kshs. 1, 035,984/= The Plaintiff will also have the costs of the suit, and interest…

…He has also sought special and general damages and an order for specific performance of the agreement of sale.…

…He has also sought special and general damages and an order for specific performance of the agreement of sale.…

…He therefore prays for a permanent injunction to restrain him by himself, his servants or agents from stepping on the land; general damages for trespass to be assessed by this court; mesne profits to be determined by this…

…REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT AT NAIROBI CIVIL SUIT NO 2552 OF 1987 JAMES MUTULU OKUNNE ………………………………… PLAINTIFF VERSUS NZOIA SUGAR COMPANY LTD & ANOTHER….............DEFENDANTS JUDGMENT This is a suit for general damages…