Oboth v The New Vision Printing & Publishing Cooperation [1991] UGSC 7
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Appeal allowed: trial judge wrongly considered the plaintiff's humble origins, so defamation general damages were increased from Shs 300,000 to Shs 500,000; punitive damages refused.
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