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Considerations for a Judge in making an award of special damages
Effect of an unchallenged claim for special damages
Effect of failure to specifically plead and strictly prove special damages
Effect of failure to specifically plead special damages
How special damages must be pleaded
Meaning and proof of special damages
Meaning of special damages
Nature of "strict proof" required for special damages
Nature of special damages
Nature of special damages in contracts of service
On whom lies the burden of proving special damages in an action
Position of the law where, in a claim for special damages, the plaintiff proves less than the amount claimed
Principles guiding the grant of special damages
Purpose of pleading special damages
The basis of the law requiring the giving of particulars of special damages
The essence of pleading particulars of special damages
The position of the law that a plaintiff must prove special damages
The principle that a trial court cannot make its individual assessment of special damages once there is evidence
The principle that in the award of special damages, the Court must make a specific award on each item claimed.
The principle that special damages must be particularized and strictly proved
The principle that special damages must be specifically pleaded and strictly proved
The principle that special damages must be strictly proved
The purport of the rule that special damages must be strictly proved
The rationale for requiring strict proof of special damages
The rule that special damages are awarded for actual or exact losses suffered
The rule that special damages must be pleaded and particularised
The specific pleadings required for special damages
What a claimant seeking the court to award salary as special damages must do
What constitutes special damages
What plaintiff must do for a relief of special damages to succeed
What special damages connotes
When the requirement of strictly pleading special damages will be said to have been satisfied
Whether a claim for loss of income is a claim for special damages
Whether a claim for loss of use is an item under special damages
Whether a claim for special damages can succeed because it is admitted
Whether a general traverse is sufficient to join issues on the claim for special damages
Whether a Judge can make his own assessment of special damages
Whether a party is entitled to special damages for refusal to pay compensation for his land
Whether a plaintiff must prove all items claimed under specific damages to be entitled to the award
Whether a plaintiff who has pleaded and given particulars of special damages must be granted the relief
Whether a receipt is strict proof of payment to satisfy the court for special damages
Whether a trial Judge make his own assessment or speculate on special damages
Whether anticipated loss of profit constitutes special damages
Whether it is mandatory to prove special damages by the production of receipt
Whether loss of customers constitutes special damages
Whether salaries, allowances, emoluments etc are special damages that must be proved by evidence
Whether solicitor's fees and out-of-pocket expenses are recoverable as special damages
Whether Special damages are awarded as punishment
Whether special damages are awarded at the discretion of the court
Whether special damages can be awarded on the state of the pleadings or on the basis of admission
Whether special damages can be determined on the pleadings alone
Whether special damages must be specifically pleaded
Whether special damages must be supported by evidence by arithmetical calculation
Whether the court can award special damages based on speculation
Whether there is a particular type or quantity of evidence to support a claim for special damages
Whether unchallenged ipse dixit is automatic proof of special damages
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