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Departed Asians Property Custodian Board v Bukenya (Civil Appeal 26 of 1992)

Citation: [1993] UGSC 38 Court: Supreme Court Decided: 19 January 1993 Jurisdiction: Uganda
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A court cannot award the value of goods or special damages where the plaint pleads only return of goods in detinue and unparticularised general damages, even ex-parte.

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