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Amony v Okot t/a 323 Royal Inn (Civil Appeal No. 99 of 2018) [2020] UGHC 115 (22 May 2020)
The High Court held that a bailment existed over a motorcycle parked for safekeeping, that the appellant had standing despite not owning it, and awarded damages for its loss.
Capital Rentals Ltd v Weatherford Services & Rentals Ltd (Civil Suit No. 85 of 2012) [2014] UGCommC 184 (16 October 2014)
The court found that the Defendant was in possession and control of the Plaintiff's motor vehicle at all material times, having hired it for its own business purposes and directed its use and location. The Defendant, as bailee, was contractually obligated to safeguard and return the vehicle in its original condition. The accident and subsequent loss occurred while the vehicle was under the Defendant's control, and the Defendant failed to take reasonable measures to prevent unauthorized use or mitigate loss. The Defendant's attempt to shift responsibility to third parties was rejected, as ther…
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