Cooper Motors corporation (U) ltd Vs Genesis Transporters & 2 Ors
Cooper Motors corporation (U) ltd Vs Genesis Transporters & 2 Ors (Civil Appeal No. 41 of 2009) [2018] UGCA 115 (19 November 2018)
The Court of Appeal found that the trial judge erred in revisiting and adjudicating issues of jurisdiction and locus standi that had already been conclusively determined by another judge, without any appeal or review pending. The trial judge further erred by raising and deciding a preliminary objection on locus standi on his own motion, thereby denying the appellant a fair hearing and failing to evaluate all the evidence, including witness statements and admissions by the respondents. The Court held that the appellant, by virtue of the addenda and the conduct of the parties, had capacity to s…
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- Hire Purchase Agreements
- Privity Of Contract
- Locus Standi
- Guarantees Liability
- Jurisdiction
- Natural Justice