MAPURANGA v MUNGATE 1997 (1) ZLR 64 (H)

1997 (1) ZLR p64

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Delict — actio injuriarum — administration of noxious or deleterious substance — what plaintiff must show — no need to establish that substance was poisonous

Delict — actio injuriarum — assault — assault on plaintiff by a person other than defendant — when defendant can be held liable

Delict — actio injuriarum — defamation — defamatory matter — adultery — allegation that plaintiff had committed adultery with defendant's wife

Delict — actio injuriarum — liability — when defendant may be held liable for acts committed by another

Delict — actio injuriarum — false imprisonment — what constitutes — onus cast on defendant to establish lawfulness of imprisonment

Evidence — witness — hostile — what is — factors court should take into account in determining whether witness is hostile

Practice and procedure — affidavit — witness — statement taken on affidavit — desirability of