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Kabaco (U) Limited & 5 Others v Zawadi Services Limited (Civil Suit 247 of 2022) [2024] UGHCCD 88 (17 May 2024)
The High Court held that the defendant’s driver negligently caused the collision, making the defendant vicariously liable and awarding damages and costs to the plaintiffs.
Kabiito V Attorney General & 2 Others (CIVIL SUIT NO. 26 OF 2012) [2019] UGHCCD 197 (3 October 2019)
The High Court held the defendants liable for medical negligence in the death of the plaintiff’s wife during childbirth and awarded special and general damages.
Kasaira & 5 Ors v The Registered Trustees of Nebbi Catholic Diocese (CIVIL SUIT No. 0020 OF 2016) [2017] UGHCCD 137 (26 October 2017)
The court found that a doctor-patient relationship existed and that the defendant's agents, specifically the surgeon and anesthetist, failed to meet the standard of care required of reasonably competent medical professionals. The failure to monitor vital signs, use available equipment (pulse oximeter), and respond appropriately to intubation difficulties constituted negligence. The court held that the deceased's brain death and subsequent demise were a direct and substantial result of this negligence, with no intervening cause breaking the chain of causation. The court further found that the…
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Mrs. Josephine Etyang v Attorney General (Civil Suit No. 86 Of 2002) (Civil Suit No. 86 of 2002) [2008] UGHC 109 (30 October 2008)
The High Court held the Attorney General vicariously liable for a prison tractor accident, but found the deceased 50% contributorily negligent and halved damages.
Selvano Asaba and Another vs Virginia Balisanga (Civil Appeal No 48 of 1997) [1998] UGCA 10 (29 November 1998)
The Court of Appeal upheld a Shs. 6,938,000 award for loss of dependency after a fatal motor accident, rejecting arguments that the damages were excessive.
