Brighton Ndlovu v Debshan (Private) Limited and Judah Mpofu

Key Issues

• {"issue_text":"Whether the second defendant was acting within the course and scope of his employment with the first defendant","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Second defendant was employed as game scout within ranch boundaries; shooting occurred outside ranch; second defendant was getting transport to change shift"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the second defendant acted wrongfully and unlawfully in discharging the firearm at the plaintiff","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Conflicting versions of how shooting occurred; plaintiff's contradictory statements; absence of eyewitnesses to actual shooting"}
• {"issue_text":"What injuries were sustained by the plaintiff","issue_type":"fact","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Medical reports showing shrapnel embedded in plaintiff's body; need for future surgery"}
• {"issue_text":"The quantum of damages","issue_type":"fact","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Plaintiff claimed US$78,000 total damages"}

Background