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1 Jan 1951

Tort Law [1951] EACA 339

Gatere v Lennan and Others

Gatere v Lennan and Others (Civil Cases Nos. 917 and 992 of 1949) [1951] EACA 339 (1 January 1951)

Court: East African Court of Appeal
Case number: Civil Cases Nos. 917 and 992 of 1949
Judge: Windham J

The court dismissed fatal accident claims after finding that an unlit motor cycle, not the defendant driver, was the primary and effective cause of the night collision.

Negligence
Fatal Accidents
Motor Vehicle Collisions
Contributory Negligence
Volenti Non Fit Injuria
Fatal-accidents

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