Supreme Court · 19 December 1974

Attorney-General v Musonda & Others (S.C.Z. Judgment 45 of 1974) [1974] ZMSC 24 (19 December 1974)

Technical invalidity of detention does not reduce compensatory awards; exemplary damages require contumelious conduct. Flynote Tort — False imprisonment: when exemplary damages are appropriate; compensation unaffected by technical invalidity of detention; treat detention as a single period; claimant's social/economic standing material; reasonable visiting expenses recoverable Read full summary

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