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January 1980
Banda v Banda and 1 other (Civil Cause 628 of 1979) [1980] MWHC 21 (17 January 1980)
Divorce granted for adultery and desertion; custody to petitioner, reasonable access to respondent, costs against respondent and co-respondent.
  • Family law — Divorce — Adultery and desertion proved by documentary corroboration — No condonation — Custody to petitioner with reasonable access to respondent — Costs ordered against respondent and co-respondent.
17 January 1980
Mwenechanya v Attorney General (Civil Cause 206 of 1979) [1980] MWHC 22 (9 January 1980)
Plaintiff’s claim dismissed: court found no negligence by the driver; accident caused by sudden child intrusion among cattle.
  • Torts — vicarious liability — motor accident — negligence standard for drivers — weight of contemporaneous police statements — Rylands v. Fletcher inapplicable — inevitable accident defence
9 January 1980