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Robert Coussens v Attorney General (Civil Appeal No. 8 of 1999)

Citation: [2000] UGSC 41 Court: Supreme Court Decided: 1 January 2000 Jurisdiction: Uganda
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Loss of future earnings, though general damages, must be founded on proved actual income at the time of injury; an unemployed claimant's speculative figure was rightly rejected.

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