Sekitoleko v DFCU Bank Limited (Civil Suit No. 460 of 2011)
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Holding
The court corrected a clerical error in its judgment where the amount of nominal damages awarded was expressed inconsistently in figures (Shs 2,500,000) and words (one million five hundred thousand). The court corrected the words to read two million five hundred thousand to match the figures.
Outcome
Clerical error in judgment corrected under Section 99 Civil Procedure Act
Facts
The court had previously rendered judgment in Civil Suit No. 460 of 2011 awarding nominal damages to the plaintiff. An inadvertent clerical error occurred in the judgment where the amount awarded in figures (Shs 2,500,000) was inconsistent with the amount expressed in words (one million five hundred thousand). The court's attention was drawn to this discrepancy.
Issues
- Whether the court should correct a clerical error in the expression of damages awarded in words versus figures
Orders
- Error in judgment corrected to read: nominal damages of Shs 2,500,000 (two million five hundred thousand only) awarded to the plaintiff.
- Correction entered on record on 31 August 2020.
Legislation cited (1)
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