Judgment No. SC 24/18
Civil Appeal No. SC 455/16
REPORTABLE
(18)
MEDLOG
COST
ZIMBABWE (PRIVATE) LIMITED
v
BENEFIT HOLDINGS (PRIVATE) LIMITED
SUPREME COURT OF ZIMBABWE
GARWE JA, GOWORA JA & GUVAVA JA
HARARE: JULY 25, 2017 & 14 MAY, 2018
E.T. Matinenga, for the appellant
J.B. Wood, for the respondent
GARWE JA
[1]
The respondent issued summons out of the High Court seeking an order for the release
of its plastic bags which were being retained by the appellant, payment of the sum of
US$157 350.05 representing the business it lost as a result of such retention and costs
of suit on the scale of legal practitioner and client. The respondent also sought payment
of interest from the date of issue of summons to the date of payment in full.
[2]
After hearing evidence and submissions from the parties, the court a quo ordered the
appellant to pay the sum of $157 350.05 to the respondent being damages for loss of
business, interest on that sum at the prescribed rate and costs of suit on the ordinary
scale. The present appeal is against that order.
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