Tesco International v P&O Nedlloyed (Civil Suit No. 129 of 2003) [2004] UGCommC 29 (9 September 2004)
Court
Commercial Court of Uganda
Case number
Civil Suit No. 129 of 2003
The High Court held the carrier liable for breach of contract after two of ten containers arrived empty. It awarded special and general damages, plus interest and costs.
Dharsi v South British Insurance Co. Ltd (Civil Appeals Nos. 40 and 41 of 1953) [1955] EACA 93 (1 January 1955)
Court
East African Court of Appeal
Case number
Civil Appeals Nos. 40 and 41 of 1953
Judge
Briggs, JA, Sir Enoch Jenkins, JA, Worley, P
The respondents failed to discharge the burden of proof that the vessel Muhammady was an absolute total loss at the time the Anglia car was lost. The evidence established that the hull was intact and repairs were possible, and the damage was not so extensive as to render the vessel irretrievably lost. The loss of the Anglia car, though total, was not due to the absolute total loss of the vessel, and the respondents did not prove constructive total loss, as they failed to show that the aggregate cost of salvage, repairs, and incidental expenses would exceed the vessel's value. Regarding the Va…