TEKERE v ZIMBABWE NEWSPAPERS (1980) LTD & MUNYUKI 1986 (1) ZLR 275 (H)
Citation | 1986 (1) ZLR 275 (HC) |
Case No | Details not supplied |
Court | High Court, Harare |
Judge | Sandura JP |
Heard | 7, 8, 9 July 1986 |
Judgment | 16 July 1986 |
Counsel | I A Donovan for the plaintiff |
Case Type | Trial action |
Annotations | Link to case annotations |
Flynote
Damages — defamation — presumption — factors in assessing. Delict — defamation — defences — fair comment — comment a statement of fact — inference from stated facts — onus of proof — inference that defaming publication wrongful and animo injuriando — damages — inference that damages suffered — pleading — particularity required.
Practice and procedure — duty to begin — striking out — application in terms of Rule 141 at time of trial — particulars — particularity required in defamation case registration — Rules 141, 437, High Court Rules 1971.
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