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Supreme Court
Tel-One (Private) Limited v Capitol Insurance Brokers (Private) Limited
[2018] ZWSC 60
Case Details
Court
Supreme Court
Date
8 October 2018
Citation
[2018] ZWSC 60
Judgment No.
SC 60-18
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
UCHENA JA
Full Bench
GWAUNZA DCJMAVANGIRA JAUCHENA JA
Areas of Law
Insurance LawArbitration LawCivil Procedure
Keywords
Insurance brokerArbitration agreementExceptionSpecial pleaContract formation
Tags
InsuranceArbitrationContract Law
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Arbitration Act
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Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether exception and special plea were properly before court a quo","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Capitol pleaded over to merits; exception not timeously set down"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether court a quo erred in finding arbitration agreement existed without evidence","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"No signed agreement; documents in bundles not formally admitted"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
Tel-One claimed damages of $458,176 from Capitol Insurance Brokers for failure to secure insurance cover for employee deaths. Capitol raised exception and special plea alleging arbitration agreement existed and summons defective. Court a quo stayed proceedings and referred to arbitration. Tel-One appealed.
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