Supreme Court of Zambia - 1992 June

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June 1992
Employer vicariously liable despite passenger prohibition; damages must be apportioned and criminal outcomes not determinative.
Damages; vicarious liability for employee driving; prohibition on passengers does not necessarily exclude scope of employment; apportionment between Law Reform Act and Fatal Accidents Act; global awards improper; criminal verdicts not generally admissible to establish civil negligence except admissions; assessment of loss of expectation of life adjusted for inflation.
20 June 1992