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…Mr Khaminwa for the plaintiff argued that the plaintiff was entitled to compensation for the improvements on the plot.…

…The schedule to the Law Acquisition Act contains principles on which compensation is to be determined under the Act.…

…The appellant complains that the compensation awarded him was wholly inadequate and was based on incorrect principles and invites us to increase it.…

…The learned judge put at the forefront of the appellant’s entitlement to compensation, what he called his “loss of dignity”. It is not entirely clear what the judge meant by this.…

…The appellant was convicted for assault occasioning actual bodily harm and sentenced to 24 months imprisonment, plus 6 strokes of the cane and to pay the complainant Kshs 5,000 compensation.…

…The order of compensation of Ksh 5,000 is also quashed as there is no evidence that the complainant incurred any medical expenses. December 7 ,1987 TORGBOR JUDGE…

…The complainant is said to have paid Kshs 1,000.00 to the appellant as compensation. This payment of compensation was not challenged.…

…If the appellant was paid compensation by the complainant then this is an indication of negligence on the part of the complainant. The learned senior state counsel (Mr Nyagah) did not seek to support the conviction.…

…The complainant is said to have paid Kshs 1,000.00 to the appellant as compensation. This payment of compensation was not challenged.…

…If the appellant was paid compensation by the complainant then this is an indication of negligence on the part of the complainant. The learned senior state counsel (Mr Nyagah) did not seek to support the conviction.…

…But having looked and considered the compensation awarded for comparable or almost comparable injuries both before and after the date of the judgement, I think a fair and reasonable compensation should be within the 40,000…

…Not surprisingly therefore, no provision was contained in the agreement for the payment of interest on the compensation that fell to be paid or otherwise, where the appellant was in breach of the agreement.…

…And so, apart from the fact that a breach of the agreement by the appellant would not make him liable in addition to the agreed compensation payable by him under the agreement, to pay any interest on the amount of rental…

…The respondent accordingly put in a claim for compensation for the loss of his suitcase and its contents which he valued at a total sum of shs 126,260.…

…The court therefore held that the appellant was liable to compensate the respondent for the actual loss of his suitcase and its contents: he assessed the compensation in the sum of shs 36,000.…

…In the alternative, the defendant avers that he has had already paid agreed compensation to the plaintiff. The plaintiff filed a reply to the defence and denied that she has received any compensation.…

…Has the defendant paid mutually agreed compensation to the plaintiff in full and final settlement? 6. What is the order as to costs?…

…The defendants have accepted their full liability for the negligence which resulted in the collision and so this case comes to me solely for assessment of damages to be paid to the plaintiff as compensation for the injuries…

…All that judges and courts do is to award sums which must be regarded as giving reasonable compensation. In the process there must be an endeavour to secure some uniformity in the general method of approach.…

…In this case, such repairs as there were had been done by the tenant and the only compensation that the landlord could receive would be mesne profits for any period that the tenant could be shown to have held over. 3.…

…So the only compensation that the landlord could receive would be mesne profits for any period the tenant could be shown to have held over. That was shown to be a period of one month - that is up to April 30, 1983.…

…Substantial loss is that loss may not be made good by monetary compensation. And so, a party is bound to show what such loss is and why an award of damages will not be sufficient compensation.…

…The Court must assess the degree of the inconvenience, hardship, or embarrassment suffered and do its best to fix a monetary compensation.…

…Taking all the circumstance into account, I consider Kshs 40,000/= as reasonable compensation by way of general damages. Then there is the question of exemplary damages. These are damages awarded punitively.…

…GEILLA –vsCASSMAN BROWN [1973] E.A. 358, VIZ: 1) The Applicant must establish a prima facie case with a probability of success, 2) The Applicant must demonstrate that he stands to suffer irreparable damages not capable of compensation…

…I would not consider the stated losses to be of such a nature as would not be capable of compensation in damages should the temporary injunction not be granted.…

…The question is what will be a fair and reasonable compensation to award this little girl who suffered so much by this accident?…

…This only shows that award of compensation for pain and suffering is, by and large, a matter of impression and common sense.…

…The medical evidence shows that the plaintiff’s complaints for which he is justified in seeking compensation are loss of the right leg and the consequential inability to work or use the leg.…

…The evidence from the Ministry of Labour, Mombasa: It was given by Mr Francis Gitau who is incharge of workmen’s compensation.…

…Premature because he had not been publicly examined putsuant to the provision of the Section 17 of the Bankruptcy Act; and secondly no scheme of compensation had been requested for or given before he could be adjudged.…

…The plaintiff was required to establish a prima facie care with a probability of success, that damages would not be adequate compensation in the event the order was not granted and that if the court is in any doubt the matter…

…The principles indicated in that case were that (1) the case has to have reasonable probability of success (2) that the injury likely to be suffered has to be incapable or unsuitable of monetary compensation and (3) that…

…They also stress the need for maintenance of status quo rather than monetary compensation as the courts should not act in vain and/or that their decisions should not be rendered nugatory in the course of the pendency of a…

…although not vitiated by any irregularity in publishing or conducting it, does not preclude anyone who sustains an injury, by reason of that irregularity at the hand of any other person, instituting a suit against him for compensation…

…, or (if such person is the purchaser) for recovery of the property and for compensation in default of its recovery.…