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Citation	Judgment date
November 1973
Kabika v The People (HLA/162/73) [1973] ZMHC 162 (22 November 1973) Whether a constable's request to go to the police station amounted to execution of duty, affecting assault-on-police liability. Criminal law — assault on police — whether contact was in due execution of duty; police arrest powers under Roads and Road Traffic Act s.196(2) and CPC s.29; admissibility and effect of inconsistent witness accounts; improper curtailment of cross-examination and commendation of witness by magistrate; sentence reduction for first offender.	22 November 1973
Tasomo v The Credit Organisation Of Zambia (1971/HP/200,201,202,207) [1973] ZMHC 347 (16 November 1973) Statutory suspension suspends duty and pay; it does not extend the contract; employee entitled to accrued leave and housing. Employment law – suspension by employer under statutory powers – suspension suspends contractual obligations including pay; suspension does not extend contract term; entitlement to accrued leave, housing allowance and contract gratuity.	16 November 1973
February 1973
AJ Trading Company Limited v Chilombo (HN 668 of 1971) [1973] ZMHC 668 (26 February 1973) Settlement offers and cheques during shop-purchase negotiations did not constitute an admission that the defendant was liable for the shop’s debt. Contract — sale of goods — proprietorship of buyer — effect of undenied allegation in pleadings — admissibility and probative value of rebuttal evidence — settlement offers and cheques as evidence of admission of liability.	26 February 1973

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