Semambo v Tumukunde
Semambo v Tumukunde (Civil Appeal 38 of 2018) [2024] UGHCCD 117 (17 July 2024)
The High Court found that the trial Chief Magistrate properly evaluated the evidence, correctly rejected the unreliable valuation report, and based the award of general damages on uncontested evidence of property destruction by the Appellant. The court clarified that general damages do not require the same proof as special damages and are awarded at the court's discretion to compensate for the natural consequences of the wrongful act. The appellate court will only interfere with such an award if it is based on a wrong principle or is manifestly excessive or inadequate, which was not the case…
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- Assessment Of General Damages
- Oral Rental Agreements
- Evidence Evaluation
- Damages For Property Destruction