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OLW 204 Law of Tort-Part I,AGGREY WAKILI

 
injuria sine damno
 and 
damnum sine
 
injuria

 
By 
damnum
 is meant damage in the substantial sense of money, loss of comfort
service, health, or the like. 
 
By 
injuria
 is meant a Tortious act, it need not be wilful and malicious. Any 
unauthorised interference however trivial, with some general right conferred by 
the law on a person, is an injury. 
 
In cases of 
injuria sine damno
, that is, the infringement of a legal private right 
“without any actual loss or damage”, 
 
 
A good example here is in respect of the Tort of Trespass to Land. X walks 
across Y's lawn without damaging any grass. This is Trespass despite 
absence of physical damage. Y will maintain a cause of action in Trespass. 
 
In cases of 
damnum sine
 
injuria
, that is, “actual and substantial loss without 
infringement of any legal right”, no action lie. Mere loss in money or money’s 
worth does not of itself constitute legal damage:
 


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For instance where "A" opens a supermarket near B’s shop. B loses 
customers, B cannot maintain an action against A if A does not violate any 
other law in the process. As promising Lawyers you must learn to 
separate emotions, anger, sufferings etc., from damage recognised by 
law (LEGAL DAMAGE). 
 
 
The wrongful act must come under the category of wrongs for which the 
remedy is a civil action for damages. The essential remedy for a Tort is an 

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