[2009] UGHC 134

[2009] UGHC 134

The defendant received UGX 135,000,000 from the plaintiff for the purchase of land but failed to deliver the land or refund the money, except for UGX 35,000,000 recovered by police. The sale agreement indicated full payment for the land, and the defendant's claim of retaining part of the money for a missing title...

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Citation
[2009] UGHC 134
Parties
Plaintiff: Enos Johns; Defendant: Allan Shem Kirumira
Court
High Court of Uganda
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Number
HCT-00-CV-CS-0057-2008
Procedural Posture
Civil Suit / Judgment
Outcome
judgment for the plaintiff
Legal Topics
Money Had and Received, Land Purchase Disputes, Quasi Contract, Negligence of Professional, Failure of Consideration
Source Language
en
Land and Property Civil Procedure Money Had and Received Land Purchase Disputes Quasi Contract Negligence of Professional Failure of Consideration

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Parties

Enos Johns

Plaintiff

Allan Shem Kirumira

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Civil Suit / Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the defendant is indebted to the plaintiff as claimed.
  2. 2 What remedies, if any, are available to the plaintiff.

Ratio Decidendi

The defendant received UGX 135,000,000 from the plaintiff for the purchase of land but failed to deliver the land or refund the money, except for UGX 35,000,000 recovered by police. The sale agreement indicated full payment for the land, and the defendant's claim of retaining part of the money for a missing title was unsupported by the written contract. The court found the defendant's conduct to be either fraudulent or grossly negligent, falling below the standard expected of a lawyer and land consultant. The consideration for the payment wholly failed, creating a quasi-contractual obligation for the defendant to refund the money as money had and received. The plaintiff is entitled to...

Court Disposition

judgment for the plaintiff

Orders

  • The defendant shall pay the plaintiff UGX 100,000,000.
  • Interest on the decretal sum at court rate from the date of filing the suit until payment in full.