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Tort Law [2020] UGHC 173

Ocaye v Saracen (Uganda) Limited and Ors

Ocaye v Saracen (Uganda) Limited and Ors (Civil Appeal No. 63 of 2011) [2020] UGHC 173 (14 December 2020)

Court
High Court of Uganda
Case number
Civil Appeal No. 63 of 2011
Judge
Stephen Mubiru, J

High Court of Uganda held a security guard and his employer liable for a negligent shooting, rejecting inevitable accident, volenti, and contributory negligence.

  • Negligence
  • Vicarious Liability
  • Personal Injury
  • Volenti Non Fit Injuria
  • Contributory Negligence
  • Damages Assessment
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Tort Law [1951] EACA 339

Gatere v Lennan and Others

Gatere v Lennan and Others (Civil Cases Nos. 917 and 992 of 1949) [1951] EACA 339 (1 January 1951)

Court
East African Court of Appeal
Case number
Civil Cases Nos. 917 and 992 of 1949
Judge
Windham J

The court dismissed fatal accident claims after finding that an unlit motor cycle, not the defendant driver, was the primary and effective cause of the night collision.

  • Negligence
  • Fatal Accidents
  • Motor Vehicle Collisions
  • Contributory Negligence
  • Volenti Non Fit Injuria
  • Fatal-accidents
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