Chipo Dera v Cynthia Kambeza

HH 175-10

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Case Details

Court

Harare High Court

Date

29 July 2010

Citation

HH 175-10

Neutral Citation

[2010] ZWHH 175

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Trial

Bench

Presiding

Kudya J

Full Bench

Kudya J

Areas of Law

Family LawDelict

Keywords

adultery damagesloss of consortiumcontumeliacircumstantial evidence

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether defendant had sexual relationship with plaintiff's husband","issue_type":"fact","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Husband found in defendant's bedroom; intimate photographs; text messages"}
{"issue_text":"What quantum of damages is plaintiff entitled to for adultery","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Loss of consortium; contumelia suffered"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The plaintiff sued the defendant for adultery damages after discovering her husband's sexual relationship with the defendant, who was their tenant. The plaintiff found evidence including her husband's clothes in defendant's wardrobe, intimate photographs on his phone, and caught him emerging nearly naked from defendant's bedroom.

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