Schweitzer v Estienne and Another (Civil Appeal No. 92 of 1954) [1950] EACA 35 (1 January 1950)
Court
East African Court of Appeal
Case number
Civil Appeal No. 92 of 1954
Judge
De Lestang J, Worley VP
The Court held that furniture counts toward standard rent for furnished premises, but the appeal still failed because the premises were not controlled and no privity arose.
Bhimjiani v Uganda Theatres, Ltd (Civil Appeal No. 9 of 1945) [1946] EACA 3 (1 January 1946)
Court
East African Court of Appeal
Case number
Civil Appeal No. 9 of 1945
Judge
Gray CJ, Sheridan CJ, Thacker J
The Uganda Rent Restriction Ordinance, 1943, applies to furnished business premises because there is no express provision in the Ordinance excluding such premises from its operation. The definitions of 'dwelling-house' and 'premises' in section 2, read with the operative sections, indicate that the Ordinance protects tenants of both furnished and unfurnished premises from eviction and excessive rent. The machinery for restricting excessive rent for furniture applies only to dwelling-houses, but the general protection against eviction and rent above the standard applies equally to business pre…