Principal Registry - 1988 December

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4 judgments

Citation	Judgment date
December 1988
Chalenga v Chalenga and 1 other (Civil Cause 598 of 1986) [1988] MWHC 36 (23 December 1988)	23 December 1988
Bestobell (Malawi) Limited v Nchenachena Coffee Plantation Limited (Civil Cause 14 of 1987) [1988] MWHC 24 (5 December 1988) Plaintiff proved debt for goods sold; defendant’s incomplete-goods defence inconsistent with pleadings and rejected. Contract – sale of goods – whether goods sold were complete and in working condition; payment terms evidenced by invoice and delivery note; variance between pleaded defence and evidence; proof of debt on balance of probabilities.	5 December 1988
Blantyre Water Board v Monobec Limited (Civil Cause 519 of 1987) [1988] MWHC 25 (5 December 1988) The plaintiff failed to prove the defendant unlawfully drew water from the mains; claim dismissed with costs. Water supply – alleged unlawful abstraction from mains – trespass to goods – burden of proof – credibility and circumstantial billing evidence – temporary connection not actionable trespass.	5 December 1988
Macpherson v Macpherson and 2 others (Civil Cause 664 of 1988) [1988] MWHC 41 (1 December 1988)	1 December 1988