Uganda Case Law

O'dell v Thompson and Others

O'dell v Thompson and Others (Civil Appeal No. 38 of 1954) [1955] EACA 177 (1 January 1955)

Court

East African Court of Appeal

Case number

Civil Appeal No. 38 of 1954

Judge

O'Connor CJ, Sir Enoch Jenkins, JA, Worley VP

The Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa held that an originating summons adjudication is an order, not a decree, so the appeal filed before a formal order existed was incompetent.

• Originating Summons
• Decree Vs Order
• Appeal Rights
• Costs Awards
• Party Addition
• Originating-summons