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Attorney General v Turyatunga Rujjo and Others (Civil Appeal No. 0046 of 2014) [2017] UGCA 144 (12 January 2017)
The Court of Appeal upheld that the respondents were licensees in Namanve Forest Reserve, but overturned damages and compensation awards for lack of proof of government liability.
Meta Products (U) Ltd v People Health Care (HCT-00-CC-CS 83 of 2007) [2007] UGCommC 55 (30 May 2007)
The High Court of Uganda entered judgment for the plaintiff after the defendant filed no defence, awarding unpaid debt, general damages, interest, and costs.
B.M. Technical Services Ltd v Crescent Transporters Co.Ltd (Civil Appeal 8 of 2002) [2003] UGSC 53 (23 October 2003)
The Supreme Court upheld liability for contractual detention charges in a carriage dispute, but reduced interest from 22% to 10% per annum.
Osapil v Kaddu and Another (Civil Suit 883 of 1996) [1998] UGHC 26 (1 December 1998)
The court found that the agreement between the plaintiff and the first defendant was a direct sale governed by the Sale of Goods Act, not a hire purchase. Property in the vehicle passed to the first defendant upon execution of the sale agreement, and the plaintiff lost any lien. The first defendant breached the contract by failing to pay the balance of the purchase price within the stipulated time. The plaintiff was not entitled to seize the vehicle, as his remedy lay in suing for the unpaid balance and damages. The second defendant lawfully acquired ownership from the first defendant, and he…
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Interfreight Forwarders(U) Limited v EastAfrican Development Bank (Civil Appeal 33 of 1992) [1993] UGSC 16 (2 July 1993)
The Supreme Court of Uganda allowed the appeal, holding that negligence was not proved and that common-carrier liability was neither pleaded nor established.
Ol'kalou Stores v Daniel (Civil Case No. 7 of 1945. Nakuru District Registry) [1948] EACA 52 (1 January 1948)
The Court held that the decree signed by the District Registrar was a nullity, as he neither made nor passed a decree but merely performed an administrative act without jurisdiction. The only valid decree was that signed by the Judge on 6th April, 1948. The application for execution, though filed before the decree was signed, was allowed to proceed after amendment to delete claims for interest, as interest was not part of the consent judgment and section 26 of the Civil Procedure Ordinance did not apply. The Court exercised its inherent power to amend the application to avoid unnecessary expe…
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