Peter Nm Otaru vs Dihesh F. W. & Another (Civil Case No 119 of 1990) [1991] TZHC 2122 (20 August 1991)

CIVIL CASE lJOc II9 · Of:' 1990 OTiJ.lU Io Diii:L:;SI:· F. H:CJC: 2. . O. H7ul:JO ICYAlIDO Ja~ • • • • I A versus PLAilJTIFF ~ ' ..,. There c.re -ro ·.:o:fo11_:nts in ·t;:io suit ~ nt.ncsh P. Hc..r.::n (iirst dcfcnc':....-:n·t) · enc. I;.• c. Mftmo (socon(l <lcfenclcn-'c) f 1E.1e pldnti:f'.f·,. Peter l\I• 0-'i;c:.ru, n. noclio<'-1 P:?'-ti tioncr, suco -lil10 first c1efcnl.c1r'1i for (1..2a..:;cs or nccliccntzy clrivinc ocitor t1olc lloc,II:tl.TZ 76726 -end knook:i.nr; hir:i clown r.nc't injuryinc b.iw on 31s-'G Jcnuro-y, 1990, c.: ~~~ou-'G t;..OO p.,m. r.:t .ZO.nold Stroot, hc:i:ti in t:10 Ci·ty- of Dar cs &>J.n.an .. As acci110·t ·t:10 sco::incl c1.ofc11l.r.n·~ t:ic plt.in-biff lso Ck.".ii.10 ck,-:ic.{;os, 1::cotaUSo_ ·\ of the injuries c:J:iG:u1r fror:1 .,chc· Mci::.1.t c..llccreclly er.use-.:. :)J ·the first def 011::r.:n·r- c..s shown a,bovc,. 1E.;.c ;_)::-.rt of t10 plcint in ul1ic!l the 000011~:. c.lc!::cmde..nt is 1111:.~cd to the suit is pc 7 an~ therein it in stted,-. 1 tA c;.1eo:c in tho ;'.:'lotor voliicleo :ilccidry ;rcvccloc:. 'i;_:c.:~ ·ii.he ;:10·tor cycle TZ 76726 for ·:.c pcrioc.1. 30.s.c9 JliO 29.6.90 1::cloncs fo tho fJ(?.JOl1d. c.1.clcn:.'.r,.ir." ' ·I proli;1i11n.ry poin·~ of lQX, thc..t tllc 1,lciat clisclo:J :s nc cr.u.oo 0f r,etion '.';-'.ii11s·i; the scco11c~ cle:::'e:1,'.c'.:.1·;; :.,.n~:. will U.1_;c -:.2-c :.1onourv..·,12 court ·i;o :lio.:.1iso t:io \ti.Jc ui ·i;;i coots, tt At -:.:.c co.:1::icncc::icn-'c of f'lc :lerxi:1c ,:;f t:1c a.ui·t )cf ore :.10, 1. cbjoction 'Go the mut IIe su1.c::u.t·cc·.:. -:.:.::::c tic '.'1.ly pc.:rt of -:1c :-:lci+1t w;ucl:.. ' touc1los the scccu:. :.:c:;::'cn::.c.nt io 1,c.1';:-/;r2,pli 7 (cupr:.1) c;11c.:.i11 far.:~ pt..r2,e,TQph it is only r-.lloccc1.. ·rJ.C.:~ -:ic socnncl ":cfcn·.:1....·,.nt wco ·tJ.:i.c c-wnc:r r::.:f ·c:ic :·.1o·cor cy4,c ci:t_-..;1. 0 Ur.10 the ncciL1.cat i:1 ·chio cr! .. sc ocoLU'l'ed., :Ic Gt!'.i:iittc1. -'i;h::·c mr.10:rship of the ;:.1otor cycle dmc ou1:1ot )c n. 1jc.,sio for tl1c occoncl clcfc1icr..tr's lic..:)ilty fer . t:1c oocic1.cnt,. !.:c s::-,ic:. the plaint ·.-..ocs ao· st:::.te under wllc:i; circu-.rn"lici1ccs -'i.b.c < first rlci'cnclr:n-t oc.nc to u.rivc the acc;:,.i:.l C..cfcn.lc.i1t's woJi;o:.:- .cyclo,. IIc sc..i{l . {,Jr, ·"i· r ... t ·'c·"'c·•1·'l --·1·1, ·•1; --rt ·1rr, ,. C· 0·1 ., -'·'u· c·" --·1· 1 -,l ,.,i, -lo ,,"c· !'l:olci1 t~.., c ;:iotor c,,.01"' .. W.:...,.,i .L j:J .... .J .. J. ....... :..i: V ....... :..)1 . .!. ,I. tV,,.,' 1... .L L.I U.. J. (,! - .l•U..ty~" ...... LV .... V .. ..:..J,. ~ "'-'W' Ile su,::ti. ttcd -~~i..-,,;~ -h.:-.:i; °t'Toult1.. net r.1&,:c -'he scconc.1. clcfcn::..t lia°'.)lc :tor the n.coik11t.. Ee Sc'.i:. t:.1crc was ;,10 su.c;c;ca·i;io.1 in ·chc pldn- the:~ t:.e fir::d; tlcfculc.nt ·c .. u.r:icLl -tl10 o.cci::.cnt whllc ~1 thi.: course ·f hi'c c:·.1plbyno..."1t lri. th tho ••. .. /2

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I I .j - c·c.::;o, n.nc:. c:1s it is 01ly cwnorsbir: 1(:i.iCl instc::r.:.. io :-c.llcc;c.._ c..o ·to 1)t:. □ is o;f tho second c.lofc..;,cic..lr s 3 lio..~~ili-'i;y f o:.: the c.llcc;u:. ncr;lic;cncc of -ho fix □ t c"..cfcn('..a.nt,. tlw plci;.i- o..s a(;ninst -~I).o s00::::1;:. c:.cfcn,7.ont c7..isclor:Jo£J no co.use of o.,ction. Mr. Lip:td 1 s o:ijoo-!iion ·co -~120 Guit is l1cr·dc::'c L::12.'.cE ... T1..1c plcint in QO fr.x a.::: i· inclutlos t:.w scoon.:'.. '...lcfcn:.':.c .. nt is rcjcc·c--;., wit:.1 coo-'i;s .. Di ES S!:.Lli.lJ-I 20th AUC;iist, 1951