Hoza Auto (U) Ltd v Dr. Asaba George (Civil Miscellaneous Application 14 of 2024) [2025] UGHC 406 (10 March 2025)
Court
High Court of Uganda
Case number
Civil Miscellaneous Application 14 of 2024
Judge
David S.L. Makumbi, J
The High Court at Kasese dismissed an application to amend a plaint and join a proposed second defendant, holding the plaintiff could not be forced to sue a third party in this tort claim.
Nyakana v Attorney General (Civil Suit 306 of 2011) [2024] UGHCCD 99 (4 June 2024)
Court
HC: Civil Division (Uganda)
Case number
Civil Suit 306 of 2011
Judge
Boniface Wamala, J
The court held that the Plaintiff's suit was barred by limitation under section 3(1) of the Limitation Act, as it was filed well beyond the prescribed three-year period for actions founded on tort for personal injuries. The Plaintiff failed to plead or prove any statutory exemption, such as disability, in the plaint as required by Order 7 rule 6 of the Civil Procedure Rules and section 21 of the Limitation Act. The court further found that the ex gratia payment made by the Defendant did not amount to an admission of liability or revive the cause of action, as such payments are not recognized…
Marwaha v Nath and Another (Civil Case No. 599 of .1952) [1952] EACA 286 (1 January 1952)
Court
East African Court of Appeal
Case number
Civil Case No. 599 of .1952
Judge
Windham J
The court dismissed a strike-out application by the Postmaster General, holding that Crown immunity from tort was a defence on a point of law to be pleaded, not a joinder issue.