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Musleh (Insolvency Jurisdiction) (Cause No. 23 of 1927)

East African Court of Appeal · [1927] EACA 12 · 1927 Application Granted AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application concerning service of bankruptcy petition on person alleged to be of unsound mind
Decision
Court directed manner of service of bankruptcy petition on debtor alleged to be of unsound mind

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Holding

Held that where a debtor is alleged to be of unsound mind and detained in a mental hospital but has not been adjudged a lunatic under the Lunacy District Courts Act 1858, service of a bankruptcy petition should be effected by serving one copy on a relative at the debtor's last known residence or place of business, and another copy on the medical officer in charge of the debtor at the mental hospital.

Outcome

Court directed manner of service of bankruptcy petition on debtor alleged to be of unsound mind

Facts

Obed bin Musleh was detained at Mathari Mental Hospital under the care of Dr. McFiggans. A bankruptcy petition was to be served on him. Although alleged to be of unsound mind, he had not been formally adjudged a lunatic under the Lunacy District Courts Act 1858. An application was made to the Court in Lunacy but did not result in an adjudication or any order affecting his property. The question arose as to how service of the bankruptcy petition should be effected on a person in his circumstances.

Issues

  1. How should service of a bankruptcy petition be effected on a person alleged to be of unsound mind who is detained in a mental hospital but has not been formally adjudged a lunatic?

Orders

  • Service to be effected by serving one copy of the petition on Obed bin Musleh's nephew Ali bin Ahmed at the last known residence or place of business of Obed.
  • Another copy to be served on Dr. McFiggans at the Mathari Mental Hospital.
  • Costs of application to come out of the estate.

Rules and key headnotes

Insolvency — Service of Petition — Person of Unsound Mind
Where a debtor is alleged to be of unsound mind and detained in a mental hospital but has not been adjudged a lunatic under the Lunacy District Courts Act 1858, service of a bankruptcy petition may be effected by serving one copy on a relative at the debtor's last known residence or place of business and another copy on the medical officer in charge of the debtor.
Insolvency — Bankruptcy of Alleged Lunatic — Jurisdiction
A judge sitting in bankruptcy is not restricted by anything done by a judge sitting in lunacy where an application on the lunacy side did not result in an adjudication or any order affecting the property of the alleged lunatic.

Legislation cited (2)

  • Lunacy District Courts Act 1858
  • Bankruptcy Rules r.115

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Musleh (Insolvency Jurisdiction) (Cause No. 23 of 1927) [1927] EACA 12 (1 January 1927)
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