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F.Karangira v Karusya (HCT-05-CV-CR-002-2005 ) (HCT-05-CV-CR-002-2005)

High Court · [2005] UGHC 121 · 2005 Revision Allowed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for revision of judgment from Grade I Magistrate's Court, Ntungamo
Decision
Judgment quashed; applicant released from detention as judgment debtor

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Holding

Held that a summary suit commenced without an affidavit sworn by or on behalf of the plaintiff as required by Order 33 rule 2 CPR is incompetent. Where a guarantor's written guarantee covers only part of a loan and there is no evidence of the guarantor standing surety for the full amount claimed, judgment for the entire sum is erroneous. Application for revision allowed; judgment of Grade I Magistrate quashed.

Outcome

Judgment quashed; applicant released from detention as judgment debtor

Facts

The applicant was arrested and detained as a judgment debtor on the ground that he stood as guarantor to a loan extended by the respondent to one Bashaija. According to a document dated 26 June 2004 signed by the applicant, the loan guaranteed amounted to Shs. 571,200. The respondent later extended a further loan to Bashaija bringing the total owed to Shs. 742,500. A summary suit was filed for Shs. 742,500 and judgment was entered against the applicant for that amount. The applicant applied for revision of the judgment.

Issues

  1. Whether the summary suit was competent in the absence of an affidavit sworn by or on behalf of the plaintiff as required by Order 33 rule 2 CPR.
  2. Whether the applicant stood as guarantor for the full loan amount of Shs. 742,500/= that was the subject of the suit.

Orders

  • Application for revision allowed.
  • Judgment of the Grade I Magistrate Ntungamo quashed.
  • Orders of the lower court set aside.
  • Applicant to be set at liberty forthwith.
  • No order for costs as court was involved.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Summary Suits — Order 33 rule 2 CPR — Requirement for Affidavit
A summary suit that is not accompanied by an affidavit sworn by or on behalf of the plaintiff as required by Order 33 rule 2 CPR is incompetent.
Contract Law — Guarantee — Scope of Guarantor's Liability
A guarantor's liability is limited to the amount specified in the written guarantee. Where a guarantor has executed a guarantee for one sum but judgment is entered for a larger amount without evidence that the guarantor stood surety for the additional sum, the judgment is erroneous.

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F.Karangira v Karusya (HCT-05-CV-CR-002-2005 ) (HCT-05-CV-CR-002-2005) [2005] UGHC 121 (14 July 2005)
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