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Francis Kayanja v Diamond Trust Bank of Uganda Ltd (High Court Miscellaneous Application No. 300 of 2008)

High Court · [2008] UGCOMMC 63 · 2008 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for temporary injunction to restrain mortgagee bank from sale of mortgaged properties pending determination of main suit
Decision
Application for temporary injunction dismissed with costs to the respondent

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Holding

The court dismissed an application for a temporary injunction to restrain a bank from selling mortgaged properties. The applicant failed to establish a prima facie case, having admitted in his pleadings that a substantial sum remained outstanding on the loan. The default triggered the bank's contractual right to demand immediate repayment. The applicant also failed to demonstrate irreparable injury that could not be compensated by damages. The mortgagee's right to sell secured property to recover debt due is a contractual entitlement enforceable upon default.

Outcome

Application for temporary injunction dismissed with costs to the respondent

Facts

The applicant borrowed UGX 100,000,000 from the respondent bank in April 2004, securing the loan with three properties valued over UGX 500,000,000. The loan was rescheduled in July 2006 for repayment by October 15, 2008 in four-monthly installments. The applicant defaulted on repayment. The bank issued a demand letter in May 2007 and a statutory notice of sale in June 2007. After the applicant undertook to settle but failed to do so, the bank re-advertised the properties for sale in May 2008. The applicant filed suit claiming he had paid the principal and most interest, leaving only UGX 32,413,441 outstanding. He applied for a temporary injunction to stop the sale. The bank's statement showed the applicant was indebted UGX 30,985,467 as at June 29, 2008. One of the properties comprised a school, Kireka Parents School.

Issues

  1. Whether the applicant has shown a prima facie case with a probability of success in the main suit.
  2. Whether the applicant would suffer irreparable injury which would not adequately be compensated by an award of damages if the temporary injunction is not granted.
  3. Whether, if the court is in doubt on the first two issues, the balance of convenience favours granting the temporary injunction.

Orders

  • Application dismissed.
  • Costs awarded to the respondent.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Temporary Injunction — Test for Granting
The granting of a temporary injunction is a judicial discretion exercised judiciously upon three conditions: first, whether the applicant has shown a prima facie case with a probability of success; secondly, whether the applicant would suffer irreparable injury which would not adequately be compensated by an award of damages; and thirdly, if the court is in doubt on either of the first two conditions, the court will decide the application on the balance of convenience.
Civil Procedure — Temporary Injunction — Prima Facie Case — Serious Questions to be Tried
To establish a prima facie case for the grant of a temporary injunction, the trend in Uganda is to consider only whether there are serious questions to be tried, and the prima facie case must be disclosed in the applicant's pleadings in the main suit.
Civil Procedure — Temporary Injunction — Irreparable Injury — Meaning
Irreparable injury means injury that is substantial, not immaterial, and one that cannot be adequately compensated for by an award of damages. The applicant must show the nature of the loss and demonstrate that damages would not be adequate compensation.
Banking & Finance — Mortgages — Mortgagee's Right to Sell — Default
A mortgagee, upon the mortgagor's default, is empowered to have recourse to the mortgaged property to recover sums due. Where a mortgagee exercises the right to liquidate the debt by attachment and sale of the security, the mortgagee is under a duty to sell the security, use the proceeds to pay off the loan, accumulated interest and costs of sale, and account to the mortgagor for any balance.
Contract Law — Loan Agreements — Default — Effect
Where a term loan agreement provides that in the event of default the entire loan balance outstanding will become due and payable immediately, a default in making a scheduled installment payment triggers the acceleration clause and renders the entire outstanding balance immediately due.

Legislation cited (3)

Cases cited (9)

  • Geilla v Cassman Brown & Co Ltd (1975) EA 358
  • Kiyimba Kagwa v Haji Abdu Nasser Katende (1986) HCB 43
  • Noomohamed Jamamohamed v Kasamali Virji Nadhain (1953) 29 EACA 8
  • Erison Rainbow Musoke v Ahamed Kezeraha (1987) HCB 81
  • Robert Kauma v Hotel International (Supreme Court Civil Appeal No. 8 of 1990)
  • Muhamed Yakim v Abdu Khamis (High Court Civil Suit No. 217 of 1994)
  • Tonny Waswa v Joseph Kakoba (1987) HCD 85
  • Napro Industries Ltd v Five Star Industries Ltd & Anor (High Court Miscellaneous Application No. 773 of 2004)
  • Kiyimba Kagwa v Haji Nassar Katende (1988) HCB 43

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Francis Kayanja v Diamond Trust Bank of Uganda Ltd (High Court Miscellaneous Application No. 300 of 2008) [2008] UGCommC 63 (25 September 2008)
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