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…Issue of the quantum of damages: The plaintiff was aged 28 years at the time of the injury. He was a robust man and that is the reason why he was selected for this particularly hazardous work.…

…The appellant’s appeal concerns the quantum of damages, i.e.…

…Please let us have your admission of liability so that the issue of quantum of damages may then be gone into. We are copying this letter to your insurers who may respondent on your behalf.…

…The particulars of negligence contained in the plaint were denied by the written statement of defence and the suit went onto trial on the issue of liability as the learned counsel agreed on quantum of damages.…

…Coming to the issue of quantum of damages, Mr Justice Masime found that the employer had failed to prove that fact that Didar began these works four weeks later than the contractor would have (all being well) was attributable…

…I am in agreement with Nyarangi JA regarding quantum of damages and with orders on costs. Gicheru JA. I have had the advantage of reading in draft the judgment of Nyarangi JA. I agree with it.…

…I have not been able to come across recent authorities regarding the quantum of damages to be awarded in a case of this nature.…

…Although some of the grounds in the memorandum of appeal suggest that the quantum of the award was to be challenged before us, no complaint on the quantum of damages was addressed to us.…

…Turning now to the quantum of damages, I have had the advantage of reading in draft the judgment of Kneller JA, I entirely agree with it and with the figure he proposes to compensate the respondent for all his pain, suffering…

…The only question he was asked to decide, was the quantum of damages to which either respondent was entitled to receive.…

…At the trial in the High Court (before Hancox J, as he then was) in Nairobi on May 16, 1981, Kakuzi admitted Karuri had been negligent and the quantum of damages, so the only issue was whether or not the second defendant…