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CHEGE KIMOTHO & OTHERS
V.
MARIA VESTERS & ANOTHER

(1988) JELR 103232 (CA)

Court of Appeal 10 Jun 1988 Kenya
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Suit Number:Civil Appeal 4 of 1984
Judges:John Mwangi Gachuhi, Fred Kwasi Apaloo, James Onyiego Nyarangi
Location:Nairobi
Other Citations:Chege Kimotho & others v. Maria Vesters & another [1988] eKLR

JUDGMENT

June 10, 1988, Nyarangi JA delivered the following Judgment.

This is an appeal from part of a judgment of Cockar J given on April 27, 1983 when he decided to award Kshs 910,000 to the first respondent for pain, suffering and loss of amenities of life, Kshs 150,000 to the first respondent for domestic help and assistance, Kshs 20,000 for loss of consortium, Kshs 20,000 and for loss of servitium to the second respondent.

Mr. Inamdar for the appellants while acknowledging that Maria Vesters was seriously injured at the age of 33, that there were some eight medical reports by which the Judge accurately summarised her injuries, she was discharged after 2 months and 20 days, was held to have suffered total disability of 55%, there was appearance of scars and the changed personality, some possibility of epilepsy in the future, and a possibility of Maria Vesters ending up in a wheel chair, nevertheless submitted that having regard to the gravity and diversity of the injuries, at the tim…

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