Uganda Case Law

Aryemo & Another v Zongmei Engineering Group Limited & Another

Aryemo & Another v Zongmei Engineering Group Limited & Another (Civil Suit 46 of 2018) [2024] UGHC 150 (8 April 2024)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Civil Suit 46 of 2018

Judge

Phillip Odoki, J

The court found that the 2nd Defendant owed Otto Patrick a duty of care as a fellow road user and breached that duty by failing to stop or avoid the motorcycle, resulting in a fatal collision. The evidence, including eyewitness testimony and inspection reports, supported the Plaintiffs' account of negligent driving. The Defendants failed to adduce credible evidence to rebut the Plaintiffs' case, and contradictions raised were minor and did not undermine the core facts. The 2nd Defendant was acting in the course of employment, making the 1st Defendant vicariously liable. The Plaintiffs proved…

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• Negligence
• Vicarious Liability
• Fatal Accidents
• Damages Assessment
• Loss Of Expectation Of Life

Odong Cypriano v Attorney General

Odong Cypriano v Attorney General (Civil Suit no.15 Of 2006) (Civil Suit no.15 of 2006) [2009] UGHC 55 (30 April 2009)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Civil Suit no.15 of 2006

The court found that the plaint, though not expressly citing the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, Cap. 79, contained sufficient averments to establish a cause of action for wrongful death. The court rejected the defendant's technical objection, emphasizing the constitutional duty to administer substantive justice. On the facts, the court held that the deceased was killed by a UPDF soldier, an agent of the defendant, and that the plaintiff suffered both special and general damages. The quantum of damages was assessed based on loss of expectation of life, referencing precedent and adj…

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• Wrongful Death
• Vicarious Liability
• Quantum Of Damages
• Loss Of Expectation Of Life

Mrs. Josephine Etyang v Attorney General

Mrs. Josephine Etyang v Attorney General (Civil Suit No. 86 Of 2002) (Civil Suit No. 86 of 2002) [2008] UGHC 109 (30 October 2008)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Civil Suit No. 86 of 2002

The High Court held the Attorney General vicariously liable for a prison tractor accident, but found the deceased 50% contributorily negligent and halved damages.

• Negligence
• Vicarious Liability
• Contributory Negligence
• Damages Assessment
• Loss Of Dependency
• Loss Of Expectation Of Life

Omara v The Board of Governors Management Committee Kotido Mixed Primary School (HCT-04-CV-CS-0023 of 2002)

Omara v The Board of Governors Management Committee Kotido Mixed Primary School (HCT-04-CV-CS-0023 of 2002) [2005] UGHCCD 2 (14 July 2005)

Court

HC: Civil Division (Uganda)

Case number

HCT-04-CV-CS-0023 of 2002

Judge

Rugadya, J

The court found that the deceased, Florence Achieng, was a boarding pupil at the defendant school and died by drowning after leaving the school premises with other pupils. The defendant school failed to file a defence or controvert the plaintiff's evidence, which was therefore taken as admitted. The school owed a duty of care to its pupils, especially young boarding students, to supervise them and prevent unauthorized excursions. The absence of supervision and failure to man the school gate constituted negligence. The school was also uncooperative in the aftermath of the incident. The plainti…

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• Negligence
• Duty Of Care
• Loss Of Expectation Of Life
• Special Damages
• Funeral Expenses

Mutabazi and Others v Horizon Coaches Ltd and Sterling International Civil Eng. Ltd

Mutabazi and Others v Horizon Coaches Ltd and Sterling International Civil Eng. Ltd (CIVIL SUIT NO. 1087 OF 1997) [2000] UGHC 57 (23 June 2000)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

CIVIL SUIT NO. 1087 OF 1997

Judge

Mwangusya, J

The High Court of Uganda held the defendant liable for a bus accident that killed a child and injured three passengers, awarding special and general damages.

• Personal Injury
• Negligence
• Damages Assessment
• Loss Of Expectation Of Life
• Personal-injury
• Damages-assessment