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Rigil Agrotech Ltd v Medic Holdings Ltd (Miscellaneous Application No. 264 of 2018)

High Court · [2018] UGCOMMC 23 · 2018 Application Granted AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for leave to appear and defend arising from summary suit for recovery of debt
Decision
Leave to defend granted; matter to proceed to trial on the merits

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Holding

The court granted leave to appear and defend where the applicant produced receipts showing partial payment of the claimed debt, reducing it from UGX 153,800,000 to UGX 103,800,000, which the respondent did not contest in reply. The discrepancy between the respondent's claim and the uncontested payment receipts raised triable issues requiring investigation at trial.

Outcome

Leave to defend granted; matter to proceed to trial on the merits

Facts

The respondent supplied fuel worth UGX 153,800,000 to the applicant and demanded payment when the applicant failed to pay. The applicant applied for leave to appear and defend, admitting the original debt but contending it had been reduced to UGX 103,800,000 after making payments totaling UGX 50,000,000. The applicant produced three payment receipts dated 15 December 2017, 15 January 2018, and 25 January 2018 showing payments of UGX 10 million, UGX 20 million, and UGX 20 million respectively. The applicant further contended it had paid an additional UGX 40 million not yet acknowledged and that the outstanding balance remained unpaid because the fuel supplied was not of merchantable quality and had damaged its machinery. The respondent insisted in its affidavit in reply that the full amount of UGX 153,800,000 remained owing but made no comment on the payment receipts exhibited by the applicant.

Issues

  1. Whether the applicant has raised triable issues sufficient to warrant leave to appear and defend the suit.

Orders

  • Leave granted to the applicant to appear and defend.
  • Applicant to file a Written Statement of Defence within 10 days from the date of this ruling.

Rules and key headnotes

Summary Suit Procedure — Leave to Defend — Test for Granting Leave
Leave to appear and defend a summary suit must be granted where the defendant raises triable issues that require investigation at trial.
Summary Suit Procedure — Burden on Defendant — Documentary Evidence
Where a defendant produces documentary evidence of payment which the plaintiff does not contest or address in reply, the discrepancy between the plaintiff's claimed amount and the documentary evidence raises triable issues sufficient to warrant leave to defend.

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Rigil Agrotech Ltd v Medic Holdings Ltd (Miscellaneous Application No. 264 of 2018) [2018] UGCommC 23 (12 July 2018)
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