W.K's Hardware Ltd & Another v BPC Chemicals Limited (Civil Appeal 85 of 2023) [2025] UGHC 254 (5 May 2025)
Court
High Court of Uganda
Case number
Civil Appeal 85 of 2023
Judge
Lubega, J
The High Court allowed a civil appeal over a disputed supply-of-goods contract, finding the respondent had not proved breach and ordering return of rejected goods.
Universal Engineering Works v Essaji (Civil Appeal No. 42 of 1950) [1951] EACA 324 (1 January 1951)
Court
East African Court of Appeal
Case number
Civil Appeal No. 42 of 1950
Judge
De Lestang J
The appeal concerned coral blocks sold under a non-severable contract. The court held the buyer was bound by his pleadings and could not partially reject inferior goods.
Singh v Jeram (Civil Appeal. No. 8 of 1944) [1945] EACA 4 (1 January 1945)
Court
East African Court of Appeal
Case number
Civil Appeal. No. 8 of 1944
Judge
Sheridan CJ, Whitley CJ, Wilson CJ
The Court of Appeal held that the contract for the sale of chalk was not void for illegality despite being entered into on unlicensed premises, as the Traders Licensing Ordinance, 1936, was primarily a revenue measure and did not expressly void such contracts. The Court found that oral evidence of a subsequent agreement varying the mode of delivery was admissible under section 92 of the Indian Evidence Act, since the contract was not required by law to be in writing after part acceptance of the goods. The Court determined that the contract was for a definite quantity of goods (12 tons of whit…