City of Harare v Norton Town Council

Key Issues

• {"issue_text":"Whether defendant is liable to plaintiff for water supplied","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Water was supplied, defendant has not paid"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether bills represent actual or estimated readings","issue_type":"fact","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Billing process, meter readings at Morton Jaffrey"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether defendant was an agent of plaintiff","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"No written agency agreement, previous litigation settled without agency defense"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether plaintiff was responsible for maintaining pipes","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Pipes from Morton Jaffrey to defendant's reservoirs"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether payment was conditional on defendant's collections","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Defendant's claim of agency relationship"}

Background