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…The superior court had before it the task of assessing general damages under the two aforesaid Acts, and special damages. We will first deal with the claim under The Fatal Accidents Acts.…

…1568 OF 1982 DR SAMUEL MMBBURU………………………………………………..PLAINTIFF AND NDERITU NJUGUNA & 3 OTHERS……………………………………DEFENDANT JUDGMENT The plaintiff Dr Samuel Mburu (P W 1) brings this suit against the defendants seeking special and general…

…damages arising out of a fatal traffic accident which occurred on the 1st June 1981.…

…decree of the High Court of Kenya at Nairobi (Mr Justice William Mbaya) dated 17th October, 1985 in HCC No 2153 of 1979) ***************************** JUDGMENT This appeal arises from the dismissal of a claim for inter alia general…

…damages prayed for in respect of sustained injury to the appellant’s (plaintiff’s) character, reputation and business credit, and the exposure to the suspicion, ridicule, contempt and disesteem of right thinking members…

…LAW REFORM ACT, Cap. 26 LAWS OF KENYA (i) General damages for loses of expectation of life - Kshs. 28,000.00 (ii) Special damages - K.shs 20,648.00 B.…

…FATAL ACCIDENTS ACT, CAP. 32, LAWS OF KENYA General damages for loss of dependency - Kshs. 1,044,800/-.…

…(c) an order that the plaintiffs be restored to the possession of L.R. no 209/8258 forthwith (d) general damages (e) costs of the suit.…

…For those injuries I would have awarded the plaintiff Ksh 15,000/= general damages for pain and suffering. The result is that both the plaintiff’s claim and the defendant’s counter claim are dismissed with costs.…

…Kshs 2,000 general damages 3.…

…The Senior Resident Magistrate gave judgment for the respondent the same day ie January 25, 1979 ordering eviction of the appellants and general damages of Kshs 2,000 holding that the appellants had trespassed on the respondent's…

…In the plaint she prays for an injunction, an order that the 2nd (plaintiff / defendant (respondent ) all house goods seized, and general damages for trespass and unlawful detention of the goods.…

…For these losses, “… the Plaintiff claims special and general damages against the 1st Defendant”.…

…We allow the appeal on this point, set aside the Shs.200,000/- and substitute therefor the sum of Shs.500,000/- as general damages for pain suffering and loss of amenities.…

…On 14th August, 1991 an interlocutory judgment was entered in that case for the respondent and on 17th January, 1992 damages were assessed as follows:- (a) General damages for pain, suffering and loss of amenities: Kshs 600,000…

…The plaintiff also claimed general damages suffered by it in its standing as a Road Contractor of repute with the Insurance Company which issued the Performance Bond, and other Insurance Companies, which had been adversely…

…Following the refusal by the appellants to sign the agreement for sale, the respondent filed a suit in the superior court against the appellants seeking, among other reliefs, specific performance of the sale agreement and general…

…damages for breach of contract in lieu of specific performance.…

…have said in the foregoing paragraphs, give judgment for the plaintiff agaisnt the defendants jointly and severally for Kshs 999,840 with interest at court rates, as to the special damages from the date of suit and as to general…

…damages from today.…

…The plaintiff pleaded an alternative claim under which he claims damages, punitive damages and general damages.…