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5 judgments
December 1963
  • Jurisdiction-Buganda courts—Suit filed in High Court-Action for damages for negligence of employee-Vicarious liability of employer-Application to transfer suit to Principal Court—Meaning of “customary law prevailing in Buganda on or after the commencement of this Ordinance” — Buganda Courts Ordinance, s. 10 (b) (Cap. 77) (U.)
11 December 1963
  • Criminal Law-Murder-Evidence-Confession—Retracted statement-Corrobor- ation—Assessors not directed of danger of relying on uncorroborated retracted statement—Necessity for judge to record in detail heads of address to assessors
9 December 1963
  • Advocate-Negligence—Money lent on mortgage on advice of advocate—Alleged misrepresentation by advocate of value of security-Failure of advocate to obtain valuation—Default by mortgagor—Sale of security at loss to client— Defence that loss due to fall in price of property
9 December 1963
  • Evidence-Affidavit—Interlocutory application—Affidavit in support—Facts stated F to be true to the best of the deponent's knowledge, information, and belief-Deponent's means of knowledge not stated—Facts clearly within personal knowledge of the deponent- Whether affidavit contravenes Civil Procedure Rules, O. 17, r. 3 (U.). Business names-Firm not registered—Particulars of business not furnished within prescribed period-Application for relief against disability imposed by Business Names Registration Ordinance (Cap. 213), s. 10 (U.)
9 December 1963
  • Hire purchase-Transfer of ownership—Estoppel-Agreement to hire motor vehicle-Option to purchase when instalments paid—All instalments paid -Option to purchase not effectively exercised-No time limit specified in agreement for exercise of option-Registration book of vehicle handed over to hirer-Hirer treated as having purchased—Transfer of ownership not registered Vehicle later seized by owner-Action by hirer for trespass, conversion and detinue-Waiver of requirement to exercise option—Whether owner estopped from denying that ownership transferred
5 December 1963