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12 results for “Morgan v Launchbury”
A Kenyan court awarded a passenger Ksh. 305,050 after a matatu-style highway crash, holding the vehicle's owner fully liable because he offe
A Nakuru court held a bus company liable for its driver's accident and awarded an injured passenger Kshs. 377,350, after she proved ownershi
Vehicle owners are responsible for their driver's negligence, even if they weren't driving, provided the driver was acting on their behalf.
Kenya's Court of Appeal held a vehicle owner legally responsible for her driver's accident and awarded the injured passenger KSh 792,899 wit
Owning a vehicle does not automatically make you responsible for accidents caused by someone else driving it.
Kenya's Court of Appeal upheld a damages award against a vehicle owner because the driver was running an errand within the scope of his auth
If your driver causes an accident, you are legally responsible for their negligence, even if you did not name the driver in the lawsuit.
A lorry owner must pay for injuries its driver causes, even when the driver disobeyed the owner's private 'no passengers' instruction.
Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed that a lorry owner must pay for his driver's negligence, even if the driver disobeyed instructions not to
Kenya's Court of Appeal confirmed a vehicle owner is not liable when an independent contractor drives their car without permission.
Kenya's Court of Appeal ruled that merely owning a vehicle does not make you liable when someone you hired it out to causes an accident.