Musiitwa Kyazze v Businghye (Civil Application No. 18 of 1999) [1990] UGSC 29 (12 February 1990)
Court
Supreme Court of Uganda
Case number
Civil Application No. 18 of 1999
Judge
Manyindo, DCJ, Platt, JSC, Seaton, JSC
The Supreme Court dismissed a jurisdictional objection and held it could hear a stay-of-execution application where the High Court had erred or delayed.
Ainslie v Morrison (Civil Appeals Nos. 5 and 6 of 1951) [1951] EACA 96 (1 January 1951)
Court
East African Court of Appeal
Case number
Civil Appeals Nos. 5 and 6 of 1951
Judge
Lockhart-Smith, Ag. VP, Sinclair, Ag. CJ. (Tanganyika), Worley, P
The Court of Appeal held that the arbitrator's award did not state any legal proposition or tie itself to any specific legal rule that could be examined for error. The arbitrator merely referred to the law and deliberately refrained from stating a legal proposition. The reasoning was based on findings of fact regarding the understanding between the partners and the conduct of the first partner. Since there was no error of law on the face of the award, the court declined to interfere with the arbitrator's decision. The appeals were dismissed, and the award was allowed to stand. The court reaff…