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…General damages were assessed at Kshs 300,000.00.…

…The court assessed general damages as Kshs 250,000/-.…

…Later the plaintiff filed an amended plaint in which he still claimed for general damages, costs of the suit and any other relief which court may deem necessary to grant.…

…In the circumstances and doing the best I can, an award of Kshs 250,00/- in general damages would meet the ends of justice.…

…In a suit filed in that Court on 21st January 1992 the plaintiff, now the respondent, claimed from the defendant, now the appellant, both general and special damages for breach of contract.…

…Then the learned Resident Magistrate went on to say on general damages that he considers the degree certificate as a very important document where the plaintiff’s family has a living from.…

…In my own judgment, therefore, I would award him a sum of Shs 750,000/= as general damages for pain, suffering and loss or amenities, on top of which I would add Kshs 13,050/=, being special damages and enter judgment for…

…damages for pain, suffering and loss of amenities.…

…There is a claim for special damages as well as general damages.…

…Mr Onyinkwa insisted that the item for the loss of hire which the appellant claimed fell into the category of general damages. I say unhesitatingly that he was wrong in his submission.…

…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.…

…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.…

…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…

…(c) General damages for wrongful dismissal and breach of contractreached on 10th April, 1996. (d) A declaration that the letter dated 17th April, 1996 giving theplaintiff one month notice is irregular.…