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…And so, the respondent sued the appellant seeking general and special damages for the loss of the use of his pick up. The plaint was filed on 12th April, 1990.…

…Having thus as it were, justified what he intended to do, the learned judge in a long winded and verbose judgment concluded by awarding the respondent general damages in the sum of 2,000,000/-, a sum far in excess of the…

…General damages: I have already held that the defendantdeliberately created difficult conditions for the plaintiff andturned round and used them to dismiss him. it is the defendantwho was in breach of the contract of employment…

…Shs. 9,200/ (3) General damages................... Shs.53, 275/- With interest from the date of this judgment/ There will be judgment for those figures and costs of the suit.…

…In the alternative the respondent claimed Shs 436,000/- by way of damages, that sum being the value of the motor vehicle.…

…DEFENDANTS JUDGMENT By this action the plaintiff seeks to recover from the defendants damages for the personal injuries which he suffered when the upper wall of the pit in which he was working in the course of his employment…

…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.…

…Counsel further submitted that the Petitioner had admitted that it is not in possession of the suit properties, thus there is no irreparable harm to be suered that cannot be compensated by way of damages (Christopher Chepkiyeng…

…Kogo Vs Frank Kimeli Tenai (2018) eKLR provides an explanation for what is meant by irreparable injury and it states that: “Irreparable injury means that the injury must be one that cannot be adequately compensated for in damages…

…Counsel further submitted that the Petitioner had admitted that it is not in possession of the suit properties, thus there is no irreparable harm to be suered that cannot be compensated by way of damages (Christopher Chepkiyeng…

…Kogo Vs Frank Kimeli Tenai (2018) eKLR provides an explanation for what is meant by irreparable injury and it states that: “Irreparable injury means that the injury must be one that cannot be adequately compensated for in damages…

…We have been informed that damages have been agreed. This will carry interest from the date of judgment to the date of payment in full at court rates. Platt JA. I agree with the conclusion reached by Gachuhi JA.…

…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.…

…The plaintiff EA Drapers Limited had sued Combined Warehouses Limited as first defendant for damages.…

…That sum was claimed as damages.…

…By the plaint dated 25th June 1990 the applicant was sued by the respondent for damages for personal injuries which the respondent alleged to have sustained when the employees of the Council “brutally assaulted the plaintiff…

…MINGIRE……………………PLAINTIFF VERSUS ATTORNEY GENERAL……………………………DEFENDANT JUDGMENT The plaintiff, Moses Waithanji Mingire, a retired police officer, and presently a farmer and businessman, brought action by plaint, claiming damages…

…Subsequently, the plaintis issued a writ in rem claiming, inter alia, damages for breach of the agreement and one of the defendant ships were arrested.…