Supreme Court · [2005] ZMSC 24 · 29 November 2005

Zambia Railways Ltd v Nowakowski (Appeal 139 of 2004) [2005] ZMSC 24 (29 November 2005)

Court reduced excessive solatium, remitted dependency assessment for proper multiplicand/multiplier calculation, upheld funeral expenses and corrected interest rate. Flynote Fatal Accidents Act — assessment of dependency damages — need to determine multiplicand and multiplier and apportion awards to dependants; Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act — loss of expectation of life (solatium) — awards are modest; Judgment Act — appropriate interest rates on judgment; funeral expenses — oral evidence may suffice. Read full summary

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