Chris Bigirwa Rutaremwa v Godfrey Ngobi T/A Uni-Engineers Co (HCT-00-CC-CS 247 of 2003)
Chris Bigirwa Rutaremwa v Godfrey Ngobi T/A Uni-Engineers Co (HCT-00-CC-CS 247 of 2003) [2008] UGCommC 34 (23 June 2008)
The court found that neither party discharged the burden of proof to establish their respective versions of the relationship—whether the plaintiff was a commission agent or a gratis apprentice. There was no written agreement or independent corroboration. The court found it improbable that a business owner would entrust a major contract to a gratis apprentice, but equally, the plaintiff failed to prove he was a commission agent. Consequently, the plaintiff was not entitled to the claimed commission. On the counterclaim, the court accepted the plaintiff's explanation that funds drawn were for b…
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- Agency Relationships
- Commission Disputes
- Burden Of Proof
- Counterclaims
- Business Management
- Cheque Liability