High Court of Malawi - 1991 February

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February 1991
Default judgment entered before expiry of service period was irregular and was set aside.
Civil procedure — Service of writ — Personal versus postal service — Order 10 rules — Affidavit of service on company — Companies Act s.137 — Notice of intention to defend — Irregular default judgment — Set aside ex debito justitiae.
19 February 1991
18 February 1991
Whether a settlement note related only to carpentry or discharged broader unpaid building and supplementary contracts.
Contract — Building contract and unpaid price — Whether settlement document extinguished broader claims — Existence and valuation of supplementary contracts (floors, septic tanks, ant-protection) — Interest and costs.
18 February 1991
Judgment for plaintiff for unpaid loan, goods and repair charges after defendant's non‑cooperation.
Contract/debt recovery – unpaid loan, credit purchases and repair charges; evidence – cheque, invoices, job cards and final demand; procedure – discharge of counsel and proceeding in defendant's absence; costs awarded.
18 February 1991
5 February 1991