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Supreme Court
Professor Charles Nherera v Jayesh Shah
[2019] ZWSC 51
Case Details
Court
Supreme Court
Date
13 June 2019
Citation
[2019] ZWSC 51
Judgment No.
SC 51/19
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
GARWE JA
Full Bench
GWAUNZA JAGARWE JAMAVANGIRA JA
Areas of Law
Delictual liabilityMalicious prosecutionCivil procedure
Keywords
malicious prosecutionmalicious arrestabsolution from the instanceprima facie casereasonable and probable causeanimus iniuriandi
Tags
malicious prosecutionmalicious arrestabsolution from the instancecivil appeal
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ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether court a quo erred in finding no prima facie case for malicious prosecution","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Respondent admitted placing information with police; conviction was quashed"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether respondent instigated appellant's arrest and prosecution","issue_type":"fact","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Respondent's admission in plea; evidence of reports to authorities"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether respondent had reasonable and probable cause","issue_type":"fact","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Conflicting evidence about bribery; tape recording"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether prosecution failed requirement satisfied","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"High Court quashed conviction"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The appellant, a former Vice-Chancellor and ZUPCO board chair, claimed damages for malicious prosecution after being acquitted of corruption charges. The respondent had reported to authorities that the appellant solicited a bribe. The High Court granted absolution from the instance, finding no prima facie case.
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