Munthali v AG (Civil Cause 52 of 1993) [1993] MWHCCiv 42 (19 May 1993)

_·:r\:.:1{i , . . IN TIii·.: llICH COURT OF M/\l .1\~~ l --····-----··- · ... ------------------ - - --------·-. . l'IU NC I PAL Rl~G I S'f'RY ·----- - - - -= : _ ~1GH cou,n:ci;• - ·, · . . ·. C'. IVLI. CAUSE N0.52 ~ .. . ~ ------ ~~ - / MATCHIPlSA MUNTHALI PL. AJNTJFF AND '· ATTORNEY · Gl~NEHAL •..•••.•.•••.......... Dl:: F1;:ND1\NT r,, . MWAUNGULU, Mhango, Counsel for the Plaintiff Counsel for · the Defendant, Absenl lU:G l STRAR ,, 0 R D E R ' I '' 1•'., r r' ;•' ,,, .. . t'~' /. ~ ~ '/r-;'( ,._~4't iV.f . "I ·,,'S ,,'t.,::x,.; ~-. t,1~· ~ -~- .. f ' ·.·:i:r ,, ~ li\j I, I ' -..,.. . , . . JI ~ i:; :\I i :f '~ ' ,l ': _'·•:t ,· .,. « .. ·~ ~:.1 ,~\; · , , i , • -~ ·, •r So on the 11th Feb r u a r y l 9 9 3 the p L1 i n t i f f oh ta i n e d an · A Notice of Appointment foi· Asse ssrncn l~ of Damages WilS · _ 0 n 11 th Jan u a r y 1 9 9 3 the pl a i n t i f f , M ;n t i n Ma t ch i p i s a . ali, took out · this action against the Altorney Genet·nl ing aggravated damages and exemplary damages for false 1 onm e nt and trespass to land respectively. The Writ of 1 ns, "· which was ' accompa n i. eel by an Ac kn ow 1 c dgrn ent of Service., er v e d on t he At to r n e y Gene nil on the 2 0 t h o f J a nu cH y 1 9 9 3 • ,', · -~t; ttorney General di d not lodge any Notice of Intention to './-'}~(>. d . -locutory judgment for dam a ges to be ,1sscssed by the Mast;er . . . ~ ..... tn .'f,; ia;l 1: hi,: -,•~fi,. ' •. JJ,_,:•_·'ti,_i,: I: (:\q ,•r1,;~.i: t i l j j ·,~,•·., I -: ·''·1 . , . l '. This action st;nts may be in 1965 o n the 27t: h of October :' ': . J,• i..'arned to the 18th o f March. On the 18th o[ March 'rJo. y was present for t h e defendant. ~ -~ n c e · from t he p 1 a i. n t i f f. · out on the :16th of r e bnwry 1993 setting down the case 1' for Adv ocate, who was by the Chambers hul not for the 1n possession of [1 t.·e--:arrns. He wns L- 1- i cd , convicted ;1r1cJ hing t he matter w,Js outside the count1·y. Th e c;_1se was tula r case, informed the Court that thC' St.::1tc Advoc;Jl: c l 993, I [ffo c ccclecl to hear · 2th of Marc h -1993. On the 12th of Mnr-ch ~t ~1e plainti~f · wa s a'.-rest.ed at Mlai- e in i<.:1nrngc.1 . He was 1 tCJ93 Nnrnboyn, , .. , ,:\• . . . ._ / ' i • , , , ' ' , . ;. . I .. . : -:-,. ''1 r:.." ' ·t . ~ . . . .i' ~ ~ • ' r· I -: t ·. • ., i 1 ~ , - ~\ J., 1• •:, · ' ;., ~ , 1·•' - 2 - to,:\ years impdsonment with hanl labour. Then_' was to the High Court and the sentence w<1s incrC:'ased to ; years. He w;s to be released on the 25th of February ·and he was. ;on the 25th of February the plai nti ri- w._1s he prison when two prison officers ;i skc cl him Lo follmv :- Fi_fteen mtnutes later he was set~vccl wilh ;1 ju ~; t cumi 11g out tv.;c11t.y-cight r v a t i on o f Pub li c S cc u r i t y Ac t tention order. The ordet·, I presume, was under the • - ··}frised detention for 28 days pending the decision of thc- ter. The twenty-eight days was later 1· c moved fnim lhc te book and substituted with the wonJs 11 rc'-1so1wblc Lime" . . s not t o I d w h v h c w; 1 s cl c t .::1 i n e d . l· i t s o ri g i n ;i I. f o rn1 w Ii i c h i n , 1\ l Hc w;1s l;1kc11 (c) l)Zl'lckn 1'1·ison in lh,"', ,1. o 1 i t ;_i ,. y r o o 111 • I k w; 1 s o n I c ,. c d no l rther told th;_1t he WllS a very influc11l iill pc1·so 11 .-1 II c : _ ;111d that ·• H > · ltld influence them ;ind others becnusc lw tnlcl lhC'm Lh:il: he {W1i,~1d multi - p,1i-ty to come IJ;,-,C'lcl<.;1 -~ t,·1u-~ai1 [ 0 ,. t WO ~ ~ ~~t,s !l'fi",li ' ;i•~·_tXf~\ After those two ·months he was sent A~J~:_rding to him, it was worse there. He 1A1;1s in .:1 sol il;1ry cell 1'-1 i kuyu 1'1· i ).;c)ll, t_-hc cou11t1·y . II(' \v;1~; 1l11l l o s I , c ;i k 111011 l Ii s • .- 1 11 y c > 11 c . i11to \,J;1 ~; l () i11 IIC' l c ) ;IL ' - - .·,•.· rne•atf4ring three feet by six feet. The room was much cln1·kct· , ~ · w a s no w i n do w a n d no v f:) n t i 1 a ti on . H c w .:-1 s ;i l one i n M i k u y u · 1974. His only companion was Chakuf1,;., ~1 Chih;-111<1 whc, joined · ter and was released subsequently. 1..1 Prison till the 12th of June 1992 when he was ,· cl cased. lie renwinecl ;1t Lhe -Talking about his 1 ife in prison, the plaintiff s,.1id that st sense of time. He could not read, he coulcJ noL Li:tlk to dy, he was confused. To quote his ve1·y words, "I clon' t What was going on because a human being cnnnot be tre.:1ted that, even an animc1 l can be treated hct ter". This Iii. Id c1n ton his hec1lth, he cJevelopecl high-blood pressut· e ;Jncl he not see properly. 1 The food wc1s not so good till some tim e in 1975 "''hen it In 1978 it dropped agcdn. The ved, following a strike. · were not cleaned. They we,~e refus ec l l'c1 clC i:111 th em elves or, if allowed to clean them tlwms c lvcs, it wt1s with cu 1 t y . He had , how c v c r , ad c qua t. c b 1 n 11 k 0 t s .:11 t hough h c had ttresses and pillows. He could not slccr str.1ight or ch himself because in the same cell w.:1s ; ~' ~. i He had his first relation visit him in 1979. Th e visit.or ,.- d to help himself. i i bu c ket in which · rmecl him that his house was burnt, so w,7s his [ive bun<lred- '·coffee bush. He was told that this w;is done by Youth ers. _. His bottle store was al so bun1t together l✓ i th his ng nets anrl carpentry equipment. When he went to his home li 0 was released on the 12th of June 1992, he verified most damages. - · _.:.:t,'v • '.•, ,', ,, , · 1~ ;~~- i'' · .• :i>":. ., ::, --;,;.a.-llolllill~-·----~----~Wt·111"·ll"l't"'1'l'TI""'~~-"-' --~-F~ •-,-_,,· -,;_... ___ .. _••_"--·_·-.·._ ... ,":'tft-'l(_ •· . 1~'•' n:!U!'rtlml,,,-""~?"" l"'f!...,._, · - - · - - · - llMo.,l~~ _i;:-;j,ll~ f ' - - --.- --- ----~ . . , (~::~ ,,'----~JI - 3 - , It : i s on i.lccount_ or these t.hilt. he f\s we have sE.'en, tt.orney Gcneral, r . J ' ps I shoulc.l mention, t1s i' I proceed to c1 sscss 111 c 11t or clc1magcs, I l may be I had a bi t , o f p rob l ems w i th L he n ,' I i c I' s s o ugh t . , tant :to _ r ept'odttce paragraph 16 or lh c-- ~;tillcme 11~:. of cLlim: ~~- -----~/ . i !.; c I ,1 i 1111 i ' i~,1gcs 11·0111 · ·· l L1hi 1-i ty is n()L dt'nibdr · '~ 1 · "Therefore Lhe Plaintiff claims ( i ) Aggravated damages for Fal se i mp1· i SO lllTI Clll ( i i ) Excmpla1·y damages for T1·e ss p;1ss Lo and goods." l ;1nd ' · "Fr e quently the cxpressjon is aggrc1 v; 1lio11 ,rnd tH mitigation of "d a mages" and not o[ " cL1mi1 ge ". There is justification for both, since b ot h llw • damage and the damages are made mor e or m,1d c less. Nevertheless it is submitted that Jt i s prefE.'rablc to adhere to the singular word "d<1m 21ge " fo 1- reaspns. First, this is logical order as the damage must be aggravated or mitig;it e cl b e[ore · thc damag~s , can b.e aggravated or rnitig:1t.c d. Secondly, in relation to aggravation this helr s to keep separ ate damages awarded as compensatJon to th e plaintiff and dam.:1ges awarded as runishmcnt o [ def e ndant, the d i sU net ion which, ;1s cx plcli n cd by 'Lord Devlin i~ Rook e s v. Barnard (1 964) AC J1 29, · , 1131, has in the past been too frequ e ntl y blurred : ..... ''Aggravat e d damage" indicat es thz,t t h e two l oss the to t he pl a intiff js increosed and ca n t h erefore only . have recourse, or lead on, to co111 r c n satory damages; but aggn1vated "damages" i s n111bi guo u s this respect and coul.d t·efer equc1l l y damages and to exemplary damages". i 11 l o com p e n satory ., v_:· This passage points to the proper wc1y emplary and aggravated dc:images shout.cl he umlcrstood. This has in which both t': ~61; e,i.fsignificance becc:1us e , as Lord Dev lin observed in Rookcs v . ~frni:frd, award of'exemplary damages i s "c1n illlOmaly fr orn--t:--ri·e-7.-aw . j t ~g and". ., gg r;-iva ted atl'i~g~ as opposed to •aggra vated damag es is p <1 rt of t h e !,1i'P~!isat~ry policy in cxcmpl.il r·y images is that cit''curilstm,c:es cnn be provc cl which would ~nl:1 tle . ·• · Pi a l n ti ff · to h~V(ii ' on ,;1wor.d of dl..lm MgtH, It shoyl d be unders toad, how ever, t h;i t of dnmages. Wlrnt is c 11visngc cl rn1.1 c: h high · r- t; h111"'t "" · , , ob ~ r.1 i n (H' d 1 1, ,11;· J l )' • I n h t i t "' @ IHl o n R. If. , · 11 " 11 I: c ti d 1, 111 n v. ~ ,. ··: :t: '.ft ,.:~;- :1 ... :3 : . ,. f \\1/ . •• ..... •'. -~ .. ·- -. ,::-:-';;~-:'t-11(,_H rJ:,i_ ,,_, . .. ,- ·_c-~-;5[ [' ,o'. :, ,,,, \ \ '" '-,. I : ()"7 ,. ,) __ )· '--- -......_ '. \ \ . •~, ' lie-; · --- ---- ---·- ...._ .. .... · •'1 /l y - - .. '."'..:::::::=·~\. .. •. ,·. y ~---·~ . •'•, • • . ----- I <-.'::: I l ' ._ 1 t:o [ ul l y co rnp c n s ;__i tc th e pL.1Lnti r·r r·<". l lw Li :1111 ;1gL' lw Ex c rnp l.:11~y dam ages , how ev er, ,11 ·e 1H 1L n cccss; 11· il y v ou r uf[ered . nsatio n to th e plninti f f are more ,1 p u ni s hm 0 nt o n th e dcf<c: nd;1nl s v . BDr n ;i nJ , l.() n l De v i in s,1id: t.he damag e h e h ,1s f n 1· 1-.1. 1y \\• ,11 ·<.l11< " ·; :~ . I 11 s ur· rc 1·c cl ; [ o r i ,, i : 11,, t ' !1 · <1111 th e i s th .:1 I: i11 'I' Ii C' l k 11 0 W , t h c Li w ; f u 11 c l i () 11 s o f s e 11 s r· n 1· t· h e t o c c1 m p e n s ;1 t c . i d C il O (" C Xe 111 p LJ r y th i s c o n f u s i l n 1 i 11 cl cc d , 11 r~xempl;11·y· d .- 1rn: 1g es ;11·c csse n t L1l l y cli f l c 1·c nl. ordi n ;, 1· y cLtrn ;1gcs . Th e ob je ctive of c.\;im ;1gcs u s u a 1. t c r 111 object o f cxe mpl ,1r y d a nw gcs is Lo puni s h I t ni , 1 y we 1 1 h c L· h o u g h t c r i rn i. n a l l:. h C a S to En g l is h L 1w . opp r ov i ng ;in ; 1\v: 1nl p(" exc mpl ,11·y d , rni ngcs ,rnd y r q11· l on.ls hi p s open to t h e of Engl.:i nd". t' f f" '(\ ~iii ifi: f./f_~,. . I •~ ; ,, t,fr~v Jil t' . : (i11ii)~rir~t~tj l: · ·\1,f;',j,~~ t ·. ,:~tt ;*-' ~J!.e:"·~· I ';~~,.:~1:~l ·•tiid:e't·, he cc.1 n t irn1 e c; i ·'·W't!:W'· J ~ . \~-t,~t~J#f. ' 1Moreo v cr, jt i s vc 1· y well es tablish e d --."·· :·>:? ca s es wh e ,-e <i, 1111 ;1gcs ,i re ;1t ,,. / ,1A judge i f th e ll () u s c to i:c mov c a n anom.:.1 Ly is 110 decision of tlii:-; l o c o 11 s i cl c r· w h c L Ii c 1· l c [L t:o him) ca n l h c 1· c I" o 1· c h ;i v c ;i s fo Ll mvs: l. ;n · g c , th e ;1h1; 1nl i s c.l .:1111 il g e S i I. l h t' Tl1C' 1· c t ;ik c (" 1-()fn ; 1 n d i c; i11 l() . ;111 cl <k t (' 1· '..; c 1· v c ~; I : 1 1 · :.; l , i' CC l I I i , I I ll l1 11 ~~< ' th ;i l· ju1· y i 11 ( 0 1· t lw ;·,i . account: mo t: i v e s n 11d c o ndu c t of t h e dcf c nd n nt hd1 c 1-- c 1_ .. :._ .. :_,, __ ;_,_::,:_·-.:_·~_·. __ o1_.:·/" • ; . f · ( ~}i t,,;!. : they aggravnlc th e i n j ur y d o n e :~There s h o ul d h e nw J c v o l e n ce o r _of co mmit in g ; plaintiff ' s 1no p c 1· . These ar e a CC o Un t rn atte ,· s whi c h th e t h e w 1-o n g is s u c h as t o injur e lh e f ee lin gs o f cJjgnit y ;111d p 1·icl c . i11L c1 t o th e pL1i nt· i , r. s pit e 01.· th e rn; rn11 c 1· -,, ' • , i n jury ca n .::HvJ rd e d a s s C S s i. 1l g compensat i o n c11· l .:.1l sc i m111· i s l> 11111 c 11t o u g ht lo b e t h e s l: nl c me nt o[ c lnim i11 n .• l;iLi rn 1 t, ) t n k c {) 0 S i t i O l1 • in wld c h f or c o ndu c t 0 [ lh c t h E' p ,-0 p C r i~i! Indeed, wh e n o n e ex amin e s cas e s l ;i q ~L' t hi s s c1 1- t id c;i o C i<k',1 o f p u nishm e nt h ,1s pr c v ;1 i I c·<l' 1 !:_ .• ,:[_; '._:·_:!. t . ~:,JH i :·, :'!Ui{tr!~ t·.t}t~~: .'.~ dc1mages hn vr. bee n t :1~•;,1•\{h,1t it is n ot at n l .l c,1s y to s ee wh e th e r ~:;;:~;\)W,;1 ~- ·::--\,~• ,t;;'1til:l \7i1fi,i,:,,~!« .f' 'l"ih\1ni~~ 1 Readtng p;:iragra ph 1/-1 o f f_~f_si,, imprison men t. , th e pl a i nti ( [ prn ys (01· ng g 1·;1v,1L c d <li1 n1.· 1g(' (;. A. SJ,\?~, shall sec L1L c 1· , Lhis i s n pi-o p c r c;i sc wh c 1· c cxc 111pl:1n1 dam$.ges fo1~ thi'nK, in V j cw of \,,\ 1;1 L h:1 S h;i pp c n c c.l shou ld be ped;rn t: i c e n o u g h L o think th a t cl,a ,i1ped for fn l sc asp~ct in cxc mp L1 ry dn111;1 gcs . tr1,e ·;~'·! earned c1 u t h ors t h:1t wh e n use_dt as opposed t o " ;1g g1·;1va t c c.l c.lanwg c " erl'c'6nip.1 s s exc mp 1 cl 1· y cl ;1111 ;1 gl' s . :.~l,1 ~-:. J;,. :"f'?i!',? 1-~h-,i-~'i It has b e e n s u hmill <' d a~~~~~d exc mp J 21 ~:-y d n n1n gcs . Mr· . 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Ii;,, .. h -- ange'. A J l h oug h \v C \\1 i l l 11 ,1L· uralJ y g i v (' LIH' 111(1 :..; I. l o decision s oC Ll1 c •.serious considc1·nti<.1 11 . Lords, i t is the IUlll: tion and duty of Lhi s c0u 1· L · to develop o u1· L1w ;.1g,iinsl _. essenU. c:11 co n e. Ii ti ons nnd n ot t h ose of :..;c>rnr ut h e 1· count. 1·y . Th e diffcn' n cc h etwccn Lh c c i 1· c 11111 s l ;rnccs l~11 g l ,111cl nnc.l Z,1mbia ,H(' vc· 1·v 111;1Lc1·i, 1l :prev c:dling ~n the ba c kg1·ci1 111 c.l nr· c1u1· m,111 ll uusl' (JI ,., ··l ..... t1in lhis Cil sc; il is vc1·y n cccssnry to ci('L· icl (' j{'.,;.-iff the outset \\d1ethc1· Lh c \\;'-..:".," { BarnonJ is s uil,1hJc !()t· 7, ,1mbi a ". l;1w 21s lnid cl rn,•11 : ~ 1;+ ~'I,• .;, I • • ;1l in l{cHikcs v . ;~ftawi the case n[ Honk cs v . I;irou$J point oul, h m~,c,,ci:·.··-F11·,-1-e- - 1::-c·;i-sons Sll<'I I deparJ.u,·c 11·0111 L h c lrn.y:eWnol ;11· isc11 Ill' )"(' . llllll S(' () J l,()l'(l s d ccisic1 11 , .. ()) " the 111() '.;l p;1rl, ( . , :: ,• :, i, 1 l{()( ,k(''.; v . i1 1 \,1 lii 1_·li ll.irnard '"' " 1,v,•n wide l y "l'i'I lc,I. . 1 :-; h ; l V (' C, l llS('(I ;1 v. f~n~\1wn~ h ,1s hcc11 c il l'd () 11 c l:1i111 s 1"01 · bell! n!,'fl i.ke t hey ilt·c in lhi s c<1sc, c; 1scs ;1g;ri1 1:-; L p11hl ic ll !"fi c<' 1·:-,. In/ t~at rcg ,1i-cl th e pl"incip l c's in Rook cs v. l~. 11 ·11 ;11·d h ,1vc lil·c11 a PP:l'i.ec.1 . . J;~)k~ .. ~!·-~,.-1; lh1 s le~1cl s u s L l1 how lh csc cxcmpl.;11·y cl.1111: 1g('s ;i1· c· I ~> h e· (' )<, l 'll1fll ,11 v cl . 1111; 1/..',C':, t h c"in--fnTh[ '.; ,ii S () w;111 l ;t fl f) I ')' , I ~-(' • . - t_- < J J l worked out. Ag ~lin, li en', t h e st2ffting point s cl id , a t p; 1 g c 4 i J .i n Rook c s v . B ;i r 11 ;:i 1· cl : i :; \v h;1L l.<11 ·cl Dev i i11 IL11· 11;1nl l{,H,lu,:; li.-1 \/ (' l -· l i e outs i cl c L Ii c c at cg o I' i es to ta k c c; 1 n .' .exemplar y clcrncnt. · ,l\ncl lhe Jury s hould n c illi cr he t n () I L lw ll()r· ;1 l I o\.\1cd encou 1- ;1gecl solnlium ;1s in order lo give e[l'ecl Lo feelings ,,r _I t .is n o t thnl the excmp l.ary clcrnenl i ~; n.'qui1·e d look beyond ~'.''ilC'i-<lll'..; the in_j111- i ;1 :; i 111 11l y foi- i11<li g 11 ;1l i () 11 . .( i n s u c h Ci:U~E's. f.l: i s prE:'cisely bcc;1ll ~; ,, _nature nf Lhi11gs i t is, nnd should hC', .· in every such c.1sc Ll1;1t · encouraged noI- ;illuwc d lo look [01- · solatia i:Jnd Lhcn Lo ac.lc.l Lo the surn () r p C' n; 1.l L y the _ju1- y slwulrl ,wi l lic1· h e i l •H1L ~: id ,· Lil l' , l\✓ . Jni C'< I ,JC I cl i t i. 0 n a 1 t O L h C s ( ) I ; l t i. ; l • sum by w iJ y ;rnotl11.·1· i-!1 To do so woulcl be to i11flict a doubl e 1w 11;ill y ~ the same () r f C'llCC'. " 1'1 ) 1· i s C'xc l1.1d c d in L· h e i1wluclccl I,• . l l1~ ""'''fi' • ;i; · ,% i ,;· l' 1f i¥~~;~th e n Rei cl s< , i cl :;Jijff;~. Jl " ·:,"-.'i.1~.-s .'''·.•1.~ :i;,\illli!,\ ,1 t p.1gc 809: if th e _ju1-y think tlwt th e surn i :, i11 s uf[i ci1·11l I 1l l ;-1 J1lHl i s l11m·11L .:is lwing it lip lo ;t ~;urn ~;ufficicnl ;is ;i ptmi s h111c;1l. llicn they must ndcl tn i l c11r1ut?,h I . .-1'., , 1 t 1 i ~: L c t ;ic c . , t h c om<.1ge~.; I ;i L c ,- . ;i c L u a l 11 ~; _•.; 111 l 1c' 11I is t,1 ;111< ;:i w a r cl s a h i I ... :t·.i.'.·'..t.:.:·'.i.~.·.:.~.~-':.···· ;.',~.~::·~~:i.' . • - , ,-t · . -':tif~ 11 be l o o k i n g _·_;: ,;}_~i·_·l•:·.~ The one Lhi11g Lh cy 111u sl n ocJt clo . co mp e n s ilt()t-y :.rnc puni l i vc fr· toget h e r. Th ey mu s L· n ~;,il ise th~1t. Lh c c c,11q)(' 11 snL· c1i-y ·N dama ges ,n-c n lways p ,1rt of t he totn I pt111i '.-d1m c 11l ". " ~ t~•; ., o'!~ ::( :>' f .: ,. St· ::';f,; 6cit\sider some .:1spccls tlwt h ,1ve been rai sc d hy cou 11 sc l ' . .. ~r-t,· •;. Q ' ·ii:t• f\1hintiff to help me assess Lhe d amages in !hi '.; case. . ·::t " ....... ~ . \ ~ lhe first pnI11l: L :1kc11 by Mr. Mh;rng<' ~ .... ,' '·' .. , _: damages g c 11 c 1·;1ll y, (';JCh CilSC mu~.; t be ti-c;il c·r l : : \tif bas.~d 0 11 i t s p cc uli:11- circtll11sl;mces. i' \irl' :.t~ue even when ;i ss(~ss i11 g d;1rnagC::~s f ),· ,:.;_subinittccl thul d e cided c;ise s onl.y oct iJS g t1id:t11ee ~- f'\t1\ Ma1,~ wi for from lim e to time when aworc.lin g <l,11n,1g cs l, :i j JI '::' f } r;'.:1;ia: ------------- ---· .. -------- ·--- ------- (:'Y "Both counsel court 1-cl ,1Ling to qu;rntum for d;irn;ig cc; such cases h e lpful guidc1ncc hut they connot f111 ·11i <.; h 111;1lc1· i ;1l for formuL1ting ;1 co mpc1rative h ;1s i s . th e d;im;1gcs shoul d be s u c h as th e cn ui-t co ns i d c1·s reasonable in ;1J l Lh e circurnst;rnccs ,if- P rcvi ous ca ses hav e been c i l'c· <. I. ··~ imprisonment . O} fac·t, suppot~t even [1- om ou1- n e ighb ours in l•:; 1s l ·.f<at'ende v. The f\ t ton1ey Gc 11 er, iJ r e ferred t() sevcr,11 d cc i s irn1 s .:i1:.:,::, be t allowecJ. Thi s ~;cc m~; (197J) l•:/\1. R ~'.(10 , 26 1 ThL'SC decisi on'..; h :1vc Th en.' /\1. i-ic , t. i11q11·i sl 111111c·11l l i ]l: im ,1Lc l y :.11h1nitl,·cl [01· L1l sc· ;i c;1s c ". i :, L l1 :1L ,1w;i nl c cl <'> 11 i l s r o 1· II C' r·u1-ni s h cd ; 1 () [° Lili:, ill 11 ow rn c lc ) t- Lhc in .-1 s!;c,;s i11g lll (' t- i l , lh;it Lliis i ~: ()WII . lit' i lll lC 1 \llll S Lu f, 11· r,1lse in i s , In l1h ;1dl< c, J . to hiJvc been ;1s~ c i-l cr l h y ou1- cn1.11-ts in ''}@ must be obvious [rom this case that u It i ,n.i L c I y 1- 1"' co un hu s t~ lo o k at the p ~n- ticuln1· case ,rnci, as 1 li ,1vc 1·c p c.itcdly s;1id i :; h c i11g c1H11pc11sntcd bec ause o f Lh c ! 11 ;1ture or the injury thnt in ' t• :.;:i···--ri-:t.-;,,~ ··•-=1~:-m,rt- .·,~.{)\')!{~j '•1 ; ~l~~ ''Al ~: ;,ttifi~~ ~r~\Jt1 ,ii; :/, lf{~;, '-:, - ,,, , ~:'.;'.;~t:}~i~ f;(f \~. t ; •· ) ! I . ~ 10, a - 8 - thc1.;c cnscs, i 11 l~ll I : 1 v /\ l) M1\ l{C, Ci v i L Afte,- No.ll8<) 01 r-cvi c1v i ng ;i 1 I l9CJJ, c\lncludccl cis 10 11 ( )\~IS : " In my vicv.1 , in suppnl"I view pojnL Ll1i1L d;1mngcs to b0 nwanl cc l fa l S C i ITI j) ,- i S O ll m C 11 t S I lO LI J. cl L hen' is 11101-c r E' ;J l l y } JC I (' {" l ,if l ,,r· I l) / .{®"1,f ' .~ ' '•·i~'.rtt l .. l'· .:.:ttr.;nV!ii. \~x~r f 1 ~ j . ,!,·/ ,;·. ~~· \ '·, Ff •l 'i.~---h )- \. ... .-., e- Q ':fflr , . .,;,:~"'-'•~!if-.~.,,, ,t~.r .,,,.~ ,,._ .. " \,.,,.1 1r ~_,,.,...-"" \ ~ . \\ ·\, \ --~- --- ·~ ... ~ 0 8 · 1 . .) ,. ::-.::.~ f ,: ;1 , - '. -- C) -- •he c:ou ,· t Lt1 dclcn11i11c ,1tl c t· taki. ng i11Lt1 11 the ci 1·cL 1111sl.: 111 ccs of t he c;.1se <he problems t h :1L· ;11-isc when time becomes in c lt1cli11 g : 1c·c·,; ·111il i111 1 • I. I h r, s , 11 c· • c1sis of the ;iw .. 1nl i s ,ikely to ig11Dl "<' ci 1~c um s L· ;111c cs, h ot·h n l' 1g g I·. 1,1 :11 lh,Jl s u c h .:1p1nc i :1 c li i •., i.1 11 i , 11, rn;iv ;itl: c nd ; 1 p :1 1· 1 i c 11l . 11· ,·; 1·.1 · . .:.·i '..{···:'..:_ - l' i;-'.~/ !f./J f\, 'i; ? ~ r,.;.~ f¥.f~ - r.,. '\'; .. ~ ; ·)~if~~ij~ight be mc11~c p t't· I. i 11 e 11l ¼ - \' . ·,;}t~tllc'.111 ti me _,:tl• horrcnclous ;111cl •·,•. IW,(·..:1,_<lln certain c_·;1sc s , · _i1cl rniligntion. \v hi c h '101 · 1- i bl c : ·;t . ' , T . f 0 1· , o h v i OUS 1 y, i fllf)l - i SO lllll Clll i 11 l o L h e qu ;1nl u111 cil · cl . 11 11. 11•,,•: , t· hc ci 1· c u111 st· :111ccs tl l 1l 1r · , ·. 1· -c· ~ sho 1·t Lime 111 ; 1y clu more {i ;1111ng c lo Li lt' j l l : 1i 11I thc1n cl prol 1-;1clc·<I n i- c lo11 gn l c d .b t h E' 1~ w i s c i 1111 n c \ 1< l u s l.' i 1·c um st:1 11cc• s c1.·c' 11 I , 1 1· i i11 ;i n d h ; 1 n n I c s s . c i 1 • c u 111 s l : 1 , 1 , , • : , • .impr· is()l)lllt'lll . H~1.'his is unclc1--sL:1 11cl ab l c h e c: 1u sc ck1m,1gcs 1·,i1 · l : 1l s1 · r :f,.,ij.: r· j,~ f •:{ . .f[ \ .·',iR j• f';>_'; •' "'!:f ( t'\i .,;;$i~fiJmpriso 11m c11L '~J:f1.ii1•ij~ rilibe1-tv, \vh i c h 1 ; .~,. ·~-b :: r ·,;Jft ... ~ ~ ll,\:. ut :dso [,)1· J ;_iI· c ;1 11 i 11 so me w;1v can be n :- L1l eel • ;1wanJ n o l~ o nl y r fo1· It, :-, :-; "' l ,, J I·cput:1t1 o n fi nd sL; 1l t1 s l i 111, · I . h 1l11 c 1 l ,1ss o l ·.1 ;:·~~lif.-\f►:tnrc not l~C'f;1Lcd l ( ) t in1 c . rl'h c ;Jpr1~()nch, t1i, , , · ,,jl) I- C', l o dee i ti, · l c; 1v t' i t lti the co ui-1: !_:~.l~.i:::'::~····qu;:intum in Lile ci 1·c um st: in c cs or th e c:1:-,c·" . . ... ,, "' r,. S:J · " l / -l\:,hi'!'~,. Now corni.ng Lu Lhc p ;_1rt.i cu l ;1r cnsc , thi s }. _;if{\Uit'. N'~t shou lcf be Lo ~.·. i ' · ¾1-•~i i-k : • , : ·:,-;,~t}t ·li,11_; ;:, . wher,eJ, excmpl .:i. ry cfomngc s s h o u. Lcl b e awa rcl ccl. f ~~.ri.ti;~'J;iced to 4 y e ;_irs LOt1£-;~n~e which he hnd committecl for which h e t,I; 1s t' Stg_fEi~-' felt that Lhi'.; se nt e n ce 1.v;ic; 1;'appe'iiled. Tlwt s c 11 tc 11 cc \v;:lS en hnn cc d .__,holly ;:i Jrn o:.;l i rnrri so nm c nt with h ai-cl L1hou1· i s :-; L11· 1• l y The p 1;1i111 i r r h' .1 :, 1..· n ~: (· :1 l t)r l lw l' ()ll V i Cl l'<i. Th e lnncl c- qu:1L c' ; t l H' Y llir c 1· ( i :11c s ()\ 1 (' 1- t c, I he ' "' lilt ' ill Lil e J11 :111 eJ:e\ftih ye ~1rs irnp1·isc111111cnl to reflect the se 1· icl11 :.; 11, .. ;, , (11· 111 1 • off'~~te find lo c1llc1y lt i •secUtlty of the 11 :1liu11. Tli c 11 Lh c n :•;ifte1· to kl'cp 1l 11 ' ! ,, 1· an9t.,h~r nineteen yc :11·s w i Lhoul :111 y cou I·L onl c 1· c1I· ('" 11 v i ,_· l i c, 11 sh~s,~ every sense ()r ii 111 ;1v r· cars th:il might hav e _jL1 st icc u 1- p1111ishm c 11l. lwcn Llw: · ,· , 1 •-; 111, 111 l·:vl'11 i 1· Jnc'ec1ed thot som e Sl11·vc ilL1n ce h:1d to h e rnc1d c lll ,I S(' l't ' l : 1i11 i s ; 11HI r , 1,: l ] l l.'S : 1vc 1· ,q~c ; 1c hi cv1•111( •11( in :1 1n; 11111 c 1- l'X IWClf' cl 0 1· ;1 govcnrn1r11l !11 llii ~; C. l SC \✓ lii t· l1 1·1111:-, ii ·. i11_ (li c_ 111 ; 1_1~ 11 , 111 i1 11il y ll!)j)l)l"l\ llli ly roi- p c r ~;()J );1l liH' 1· c, i l \✓ ot ilcl ;ippc,1I· to (' \/( 'I V \.,,hi ch s h rn 1lcl h;1 vc !)CC' ll <J'..; , , • 1l.;1i1H' , i c111t l i 11c1 1·cc t·;1li ,1 11 0 1· 1·, , 1r'; 1!; (' ,:,ecut1ty rLsk, ;J e1¢. X¢)1 ye ;.1rs he h1,1 s that. Vrit is irn'Sl)()Jlsiblc [() tlcl.:1i11 ;1 nlilll 1·0 1· .111n lil (' l ' 11i11C ' i. ('l' ll yea;stbeyond wh;il af(t~J.~s including s cc1 11·it y in whi c h nc1t:;~~.~ ,~lly nilly i11tc1 · 1· c·1· c h1iLli lli e h ,1s i c 1· iglil :-; to -:' fr'.eedorn ;Jll(l pr?gr~~ss. _The_i/?1~lllli 11 y wh1.cH -· publ1c o !f1 c 1;1 l s cl1sn'g;inll'<i th e· co 11 :.; l.- 1l1.1l 1<111 . ;I avenues ;1v;_Ji];ih l c L() j11 slily Lhc r 1 a {ht i. f f . Th C p () i 11 l It (' I . (' a ma'n~-who W.:ls c1clcq11;1l c l \/ p1111i s h ed 1· (),- hi :-; i r_r~Jponsibly in ci 1· c t1111 ~ L;1nces \vc years;? In my mi1vl, !hi s adequately compcn s al c cl hut a C: 1 !; (' nlso wh e n _' Llw :;c 11\ lhl i c offi.cers who ;11· c c:1 I I ct l law "a.nd <1utho1·ity sh,, ulcl gel I.li e s ig11 :il U1 : 1l Ll w awif"d\ such dam;1gc' S w~1·11~as happened. -~~ ... . ,, \\• ' i'~if \, , ·-,~·- :/~l.~1,,_ I \,l() Ultl rr- cvc 11t·· a11cl d c lc1· Lil< ' 1-,,,, l 'l il i c111 t•liis C;!'.~(' li :1vc dcsc1·ibccl l,,1 11i1wl.t· c·11 ;1 Ci l SC 111 !, (' 1-c n oL· rn1l v i s h t ) \,1 I I I ll l' h w () ti I cl \lj)()l) Lo ,1cL wi Lhi n F'o1·, ohvi. ,11.1: ; l y , I· h c crnd i 11, , c; c, I ,., i 11 \\I i 11 g,, i ', kc · 1>l \.\1I ' ()11}.!, c; '., l1 11t1lrl ( : " 1 I 1 · l C:1 )1111 t It i : ' i 11l <) l i1il l1< ' ;_1:-; i s ' -11 i l , ~ \• .. , l w '11 ' 111" I lw l , · g : 1I t l l Ilic ' , I 1.,1' I I ( I l ( I !1111,lrl ii 11 1 il: , , ii i / 1·11 :,, : 111<1 : · .. ' i ,, I I • r 1~ 'l- c1rtrtP, rs of histor-y t~~,~s its ci l i 7.l' l1 '·; ·'0:' qrr.·< i ': 1 1 1· i n l e,·"· I lw i 1i. 1 , \I , ' 1 · \' ,.is . •-: I i J I j f i.n , 1t , 1 1 .. 1 , . lo co rnL' 111c- I· (, 1(1 IncJcccJ i f I 1111 wi L· h ;111 l h i s c . 1 s c . is ;111 hn111· l v I ,, Ctllll l '<' ll '. ,; J/ (' i11 c, 1n_· c1-nljon. I f CO mp ;J 1- C c_l L· Cl tcikc _ in to ;1ccci1111l nl l ,1w;1n l th;il c< 1I11p, ' I1• .. 1I !' :~ ti ; 1il ,· 1·, 11, , . I Ii ,, \✓ ho] C CCOll(lTll\' · l: hc ~1'.-orrnst,c1n cr- ~; "' LI)(' c· ,I•.,·. l w21s lhcs~ coui-Ls l l1 I S O ll C' , In Cl! mr c11s: 1l i11g lhc plni 11ti_([ fo,· wh;Jt ;111 cxninp l c nf how ;1 m0d i:' 1·11 g,1vc 1· 11 11H' :1I_ t<, 1 ""k ;1l L IH ' tempt e d i11 n llw1· 111i c;r, v ,-I· v l·~v C'11 ~~.i,~~·s that h;1 vc !?c c: 1 rn;i<lc l. ~ -. ~ , U OU S C ii S C S , df' f!cul l p ta :L}i t i r r r o 1- L 1i ._, 1 (, •; s o r 1 i h c i- t y ; 1 n <1 o P 11 o i-L 111 1 i , v st.d:·fered by hi s ~r~. :~Mhango ' s suhrnissio11 th.it tlic1-c '~C>lll.d lock the f i 11;J11 C('S or l h e ·:, 'fA£ fl ti [ [ -.'s,1'flf,!{1 'vf·~, '.',-}~h Ji1~tnUst'. f;J'J.~hl~,. p. J1~t1~uL11:- C:lH' Ll:e 1In_Jusl ~ [1cd ;_111d p1· ,it 1· .1, · I <'<I <i<'!_ <' 1li i<111 ciC f :Js th~/ J?L11nt 1 ff_ I'., ~l ,,,',::;~depjt'1vccl 01 l1Js '' 1J,'.{\ ~er~od J:,c h;_1s L ·:;:L ab$,orpt1on 1n Lhc .•.;oc1cf.y. f }l?\ lllt:lrn;itcly the !Je st It is the soc i cly. ;. · :; ot" · .. U dctcnlion c;1111p. . . ':.·' anq i bunlcns, ndvc1·s ilics ;1ll(I ;1clv:lllt;igcs, lilC' cl t•:; Li11 y 11111 ;;[ he r:<11111w 11 •.: 1t c d f . , tof{ mnny ,1n<I mostl y r::rt _fot\i thE' clllguish, ;igony ;ind dchi!SC'JllClll or :-;o l i l .1 1·y C()ll fi1)1 'l!ll'l l{ ;. ·,;,t;and., being cut-out from ;:isso c i al.ion ancl co11l;1cl :-; c,ci cly . ,,,il h '-' :~~\)TH.~t aw;irds fo~ fnhe i1:1prisonm~nt ;:1r ~, so l: c: spL';il<, ;1l i•.:rJ.~{t~~: c1w~1rds the \v 1- n 11 gclc,c1-'s f: 'deP.:rival of ;1 t··,~t,:.1bf;\the i 11no ce 11L v i cl im. The :11.;; 1n_l s, Lli c 1·r: l· 1,1 ·c·. L-;~.~~\. ~;,tjury or Juclgc. 3\' ·, !ti.' ?Ji ~ ' . ·:t(f ';. ~ ~·~:•,-~ ~---~ l;.::t foi-_ c l osc to Lwo clc-c,l<l t·' ·: IOI- n~ror111, It must nlw.-i_y s lli:1I. ic111 IH· 1111(l <' 1-:,l.t 1<1cl i <l1 1 i ~: 111,l i-E'.[lccl socJcty ' ~: cl1scorn[1turc ,if I{) tlw plight· 1<rlwtlw1 · 11,,_,I,.,(I hy t-1 , IJ ; 1h1 l it :1I '.;\II !('IC '<I . Iii '.;c1·101~s cons .1cl e ral1 011 . h11· 1.,1 ill1 if,; i> c11c!its \,v<J 1·d :~ Lli c 1vlic,lc pruccs:-: <1f losl up1_>01·L11111ty i11'.,L· itution [01- ;111cJ socict·y ' :, ,1,c b;iscd 011 ~fr. Munthnl imp1~cssio 11. rch ,1hi I i l ; 1I :1•,•, r••, s i11 i•, [oi- good. it ;; h ;1pt 'S ,II HI lh :1l p1 · i '.;rn 1 11 .1'.; h c'(' ll ,.;_y111 p ;1lli v i'·l1.111tl1:1l I libcrl y l1IH'i-l y lw l1.1 s I11;I11 1 s l ;iq_~ '.' · M1 · . .':· "Tn 0Llic1· d;_nnz1gc s 1,,,lir_, 1· c cl m;1lll'l- l !icy ;11·c ";1t I ;1rgc" i .•; <'~;:;c I1l i ;i I I v i l l i111p1·cs:~io11 , ll H. I nol ,llldil irlJJ 11 l , .c. in l\1 · ou 111c v. c.,~; sl ·II ,<:, i s ()llC ( ) f the f actol-s "t l) b( ' ('.() ; 1 l,:, l' 11 ( JfJ 7;.') i I) I c, t\ . C . 11 () l L Ii C O ll ] y C O 11 S J cl C 1- ;t t i ( 1 I l. ·, t';,.., \;~i ~~ :·rn1 -~1,:;,._,; . ·. . (· i:,t~; ::, ·~~ 1,/t,il q' ._,,1. ,. ,, .,, j .. ~;11,tp, pe:r Loni Hi. Ii l s h:1111, (i . r '; ./J .. :,:~11027, 1072. l~r., V ' . S~r~ c·c OU 11 t . l t f .. • .. , .. ·:1r·~~ l \i\.\J/i· 'J'i ,n c j S !11 lhi s r;ii-ticuln1· c;isc, in awc1nli11g d : 111 1: 1g c's. linlh tlw ' · t::::.(tompensntnry ;111d pu1ii L i V('. c1spccts 01 l I,,, ;11<r, 11 ·cl .f,,,J, mincl. ) ·i-1·-'~,Barn;1nl, Loni lkv Lin cli cl 11ot c11v is .::1ge / / · ffne·c-ornpcn s nl ()l·y ;1spcct ;111d F1·om Lhc Stntcmcnl \vhich I quol c< I c.-; 11 · I i,.•1· the othE:;, f)lllli l i V(' Cl iH ' 11111 s t he I r1,III t\vci :1w:1nl s, t11 1c n ··rl<..~-c ·LTng li ,, 1·n0 in l{c,<1l<c~-; v. :. _. ,;.\i[.'.i/~ibeing ch~1mpic>llccl w;1s Lh:1l Lhc jury or Juclgc 1111, s l f '(·;:;:/>.~compe11satio11. i rr Llic ;Hlcqu~1t e compcns,1l io11 i; '.\,:t the judge or· _jui-y s huul d n\✓ ilt- d l~hat s um. ,:r/''.,'_;· \ compensation w,·1s 110t J)lllli(· ivc enough, llll (lll :1~.;cc i-f.;1i11in1~ LilC' :1c lt l_i _li<>n;il ll w, l fi e, ,Ill t' '('flll'lll. ·?y:?) wrongdoet·'s ;ibilily lo p ,1y, l arge1-_s~1111, 11<il ;iw ;_ncl [- c, 1· t' q t 1;1l l y 1n111il iv c , Ir· . :1i111 \✓ h ; 1L \.\l, lS ;It . ,1<IC'r111;1t,, :.;um, , :1 InI11Il1vc' n1H_' c1 compcnsdl(11·v C1I1c· ;111d - • t,. I~ ' '1 , , ;-1 .,. ! :}~t~~r~~ho1;1lct_bc ;1w;1nl cd to 1-~~ flccl lhc pu11ItJ Vl' 1' _ \ :1:1'.,,...·~t,i'. Spl1.tt 1n g 01 ;117 !• 1'.e;UN(i~\~vas_clcp1:ccc1~cc.l .. '.11 ~ _;;;tf,ii~•;:In 7:;imb1.c1, ":\1~1t:,~pl1l: . ' ·:. ·jr_l: . .: \; ;, :··-,:._g! .t~\~',\" ',:f~rffff T l.li111k L· hcn:- 1 s helter scn1;c 111 the !louse of 1,\) 1-~ls ;1w;inJ 1111.- o / Jt_l _l_11t~c~s __ ~£~-~J)_~lJ)_C:E.:~ . J.:_~_r~_,_l __ ~~S!, Y· l~, 11/\~(.~r:.'~Y - in B_r:1;011:~'- .. "'.. : -~: ;i ~;sc l I --~ __ _g_<_> ,l\v:1rcls_we1·c ;1 _,; 111 g le ;1\<.1,1rd "'1 htcl1 .. :, ,, r, r , - 11 ! iM % -~.···· .• ;•• ! ~, \ • , ' both the corn pc n s ,1 t cfr y n n cl pun i t i v e a s pc c l u r l lw ; 1 \\! ;i n I . the same pri nciplcs in sentencing cd mi 11;1 Is. \✓ c clo ·e two s e 11 t enc e s to re f l e c t d c t err en t a 11 cl p u 11 i L" i v c : i the sentence. At the encl of the day one h ;_1s lo look le award and see whether in itself it both cc)mpc11sc1t 0.s In L-l1i s c;1se and adequately punishes the wrongdo e 1·. '. tb. . t4,½.itg-~ _:flto account \,:he longevit.y of the imprisnrn11c11l ;1rnl ct.:;t" _- ·q-1.'.·~~ft.·;·.,n. ~es in which Mr. Munthali was_ treat e:1, _ b~;11·i11g t~~},l.. Jt+, . is not the so1:t of conduct winch a ct v I l 1 s C'cl g6~~~!; PJ~ _.t should be all?wcd. to pcrpetr,~t:, 1 awnnl K4}:$,}~.t'.b'J{PO . 00 for false 1 mpr L so n ment. c6,hi1f~t\'s4~es the plaintiff and p u nishes the clefencl ;111L w~y · Ji ft_,., 'o,ri,~.ss in treating the plaintiff. .!~!#t. F.q~• trespass to the land and the goods, 1 wou I.cl h c"1vc [01: 1\-11 s aw;_i nl ;1 d cqu:1 L" cl y l: hc i11 mind ~ Tl~1e val uc, h nwevc 1-, hn s C>i';l,~d be the one t~1ken by the court in /\~_tc~-1~1~ ~y __ ~;cnc1·_:~_l ___ _ y _ _._ ~r,t f::v:ry easy to ,1s:=c1·tn1n . . rhc evidenc e h;i s h ec n of a1,a'f:: .,s:m~:ore to compens3te for t he losses that have be e n ir'.id.1~ted .~as a result of the des t ruction of th e cro p s o~h.~:~tP:f,~pert y ment ionecJ in e:ri den;_e. n?t- ,~J~ l.1~,Sir¢t~ ,s1s1-stance. t~KE!)1.~ Msondat &,;, Others (1974) ZLR page 220. Most o[ tl1c c l ;11111s ch :1L were ; no.t:'(,estabfished, in circumstances much li_ke Ch e [Hc sc n l", wJre '~ i .~allowed for lack of proof. wcts, _(n I would think, however, that th e cii-cumst,-1ncc s irt1\'!,~,~µj;the plaintiff's property was gotten i11tn wc,u]d jusl i fy an":;.1,t(a.~At/f or exemplary damages. tJ~e. ·· · · ~• to land and goods. th111k thal" 111 thnt c,:isc Lh c np1ffonch t() , I would awa rel J<Li, 000. 00 [ o 1· 1 have said th,1t liabilit y 19_qt19-eni.ed. .:ind Lil e J l,i •·• parties can appeal to the Supreme Courl. in Chambers this 19th day of May, 1993. I). F' • . M('._ia\mgu l u Rl ~Gl STR/\R OF TH,r~ .-'lllGH COURT OF Mt\l,Mn --· · - - - - - - --- -·- ---·---- --- _J...:j ___ ___ - - -- - - - - - - ------- --- --····-·· .. --