Lephat Zulu v National Railways of Zimbabwe

HB 70-20

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Case Details

Court

Bulawayo High Court

Date

14 May 2020

Citation

HB 70-20

Neutral Citation

[2020] ZWHB 70

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Application

Bench

Presiding

Takuva J

Full Bench

Takuva J

Areas of Law

Civil ProcedureDelictPrescription Law

Keywords

injury on dutyprescriptionworkers compensationdisability awardconcealed debt

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether plaintiff's claim has prescribed in terms of the Prescription Act","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Debt became due in 2002, plaintiff only aware in 2016"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

Plaintiff, a former employee of National Railways of Zimbabwe, claimed payment for workplace injuries sustained in 1983. The defendant acknowledged liability in 2002 but allegedly concealed this from plaintiff until 2016. Defendant claimed prescription and that payment was made in 2002.

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