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Harare High Court
Chido Matewa v Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC)
HH 304-13
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
25 September 2013
Citation
HH 304-13
Neutral Citation
[2013] ZWHH 304
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Exception
Bench
Presiding
Mathonsi J
Full Bench
Mathonsi J
Areas of Law
Civil procedureDelict
Keywords
Exception to summonsCause of actionWrongful conductElectricity supplyCrop loss
Tags
ExceptionCause of actionPleadings
legislation
Statutes Cited
- High Court Rules, 1971
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether plaintiff's summons discloses a cause of action","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"All material facts"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The plaintiff, a commercial farmer, claimed damages for crop loss after the defendant electricity company removed electrical equipment from her farm and failed to restore electricity supply despite undertaking to do so, resulting in loss of tobacco and sugar beans crops due to moisture stress.
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