MUGENI v INGABIRE N’ABANDI

MUGENI v INGABIRE N’ABANDI

The Court of Appeal held that the High Commercial Court was justified in correcting the property number in the judgment because the judge had repeated a party's error that was evident from the case file. This exception is recognized in both Rwandan law and Supreme Court precedent. The correction did not constitute a...

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Citation
RCOMA 00010/2022/CA
Parties
Appellant: MUGENI Josiane; Respondent: INGABIRE Aliane; Interested Party: MUKAKIMENYI Joséline; Interested Party: Atlantique Microfinance Plc
Court
Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction
Rwanda
Judgment Date
14 December 2022
Case Number
RCOMA 00010/2022/CA
Procedural Posture
Commercial Appeal / Court of Appeal Judgment
Outcome
Appeal dismissed; judgment of High Commercial Court affirmed.
Legal Topics
Correction of Judgments, Clerical Errors, Appeal Procedure, Auction Annulment, Judicial Discretion
Source Language
rw
Civil Procedure Commercial Law Correction of Judgments Clerical Errors Appeal Procedure Auction Annulment Judicial Discretion

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Parties

MUGENI Josiane

Appellant

INGABIRE Aliane

Respondent

MUKAKIMENYI Joséline

Interested Party

Atlantique Microfinance Plc

Interested Party

Procedural Posture

Commercial Appeal / Court of Appeal Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the High Commercial Court erred in correcting a judgment beyond clerical errors as per Article 140 of Law No. 22/2018
  2. 2 Whether the correction affected substantive rights of a third party (MUGENI Josiane)
  3. 3 Whether the correction should be annulled due to alleged judicial error

Ratio Decidendi

The Court of Appeal held that the High Commercial Court was justified in correcting the property number in the judgment because the judge had repeated a party's error that was evident from the case file. This exception is recognized in both Rwandan law and Supreme Court precedent. The correction did not constitute a new decision on an unlitigated property but rectified a clerical error that the judge should have noticed. The appeal by MUGENI Josiane was dismissed as unfounded.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed; judgment of High Commercial Court affirmed.

Orders

  • MUGENI Josiane to pay INGABIRE Aliane 500,000 Frw as attorney fees.
  • No change to the corrected judgment or underlying decisions.