Gumbochuma v Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission & Distribution Company

HMA 52-19

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Case Details

Court

Masvingo High Court

Date

8 November 2019

Citation

HMA 52-19

Neutral Citation

[2019] ZWHMA 52

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Trial

Bench

Presiding

Mafusire J

Full Bench

Mafusire J

Areas of Law

Delictual liabilityPrescriptionPersonal injury claims

Keywords

electrocutionnegligenceprescriptionelectricity conductorspersonal injury

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether plaintiff's claim has prescribed","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Summons issued 9 years after incident"}
{"issue_text":"When did plaintiff's cause of action arise","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Incident date vs police clearance date"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The plaintiff sued the defendant electricity company for damages after being electrocuted by live electricity conductors while herding cattle in 2009. The plaintiff's summons was issued in March 2018, nine years after the incident. The defendant raised prescription as a defence.

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