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March 1990
Msiska v Malawi Iron & Steel Corporation Ltd (Civil Cause 193 of 1987) [1990] MWHC 16 (16 March 1990)
Whether withholding payment for allegedly missing tools was lawful and whether related libel/slander claims were properly pleaded and proved.
  • Contract/payment — wrongful withholding of payment alleged as set-off for missing tools; Defamation — slander and libel; pleading requirement to identify persons published to; qualified privilege for business communications; Counterclaim for conversion/replacement of tools; Costs — costs follow event but court may deprive successful party for misconduct.
16 March 1990
Corner v Corner (Civil Cause 3 of 1987) [1990] MWHC 27 (8 March 1990)
A single act of gross violence combined with non‑maintenance constituted legal cruelty warranting a decree nisi.
  • Family law — Divorce — Cruelty — Legal cruelty defined as conduct endangering life, limb or health — Single act of gross physical violence may justify divorce — Failure to maintain as cruelty — Decree nisi granted.
8 March 1990
Kalulu v Blantyre water Board (Civil Cause 275 of 1987) [1990] MWHC 10 (8 March 1990)
Whether the respondent lawfully disconnected the applicant's water and is liable for negligence and trespass.
  • Water services — statutory power to disconnect (Blantyre Water Works Act s18) — wrongful disconnection — negligence in billing/investigation — trespass on premises — strict proof required for special damages (lost rent).
8 March 1990