ENTREPRISE D’ADDUCTION D’EAU ET DE CONSTRUCTION v AKARERE KA GATSIBO (ADD)

ENTREPRISE D’ADDUCTION D’EAU ET DE CONSTRUCTION v AKARERE KA GATSIBO (ADD)

The Court of Appeal found that the lower courts did not base their decisions on exactly the same grounds, as the High Commercial Court analyzed each monetary claim separately while the Commercial Court addressed them collectively. Therefore, the defeats were not on the same grounds, and the second appeal is admissible.

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Citation
RCOMAA 00053/2024/CA
Parties
Applicant: ENTREPRISE D’ADDUCTION D’EAU ET DE CONSTRUCTION (EADECO); Respondent: Akarere ka Gatsibo
Court
Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction
Rwanda
Judgment Date
14 March 2025
Case Number
RCOMAA 00053/2024/CA
Procedural Posture
Commercial Appeal / Preliminary Objection (jurisdiction) Ruling
Outcome
Preliminary objection dismissed; appeal admitted for hearing on merits.
Legal Topics
Contract Termination, Jurisdiction, Res Judicata, Appeals Process
Source Language
rw
Commercial Law Civil Procedure Contract Termination Jurisdiction Res Judicata Appeals Process

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Parties

ENTREPRISE D’ADDUCTION D’EAU ET DE CONSTRUCTION (EADECO)

Applicant

Akarere ka Gatsibo

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Commercial Appeal / Preliminary Objection (jurisdiction) Ruling

  1. 1 Whether EADECO was defeated in both lower courts on the same grounds, thus barring a second appeal under Article 52(3) of Law No 30/2018;
  2. 2 Whether the preliminary objection on lack of jurisdiction is valid.

Ratio Decidendi

The Court of Appeal found that the lower courts did not base their decisions on exactly the same grounds, as the High Commercial Court analyzed each monetary claim separately while the Commercial Court addressed them collectively. Therefore, the defeats were not on the same grounds, and the second appeal is admissible.

Court Disposition

Preliminary objection dismissed; appeal admitted for hearing on merits.

Orders

  • The preliminary objection of lack of jurisdiction is dismissed.
  • The appeal is within the jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal.