Nsubuga Bosco v Centenary Bank Ltd (Civil Suit No. 38 of 2008) [2009] UGCommC 1 (7 January 2009)

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JUSTICE ANUP SINGH CHOUDRY \par }\pard \qc \li0\ri0\sl360\slmult1\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid1404245 {\b\insrsid7165902\charrsid1404245 \par }{\insrsid7165902\charrsid1404245 \par }{\b\insrsid7165902\charrsid1404245 JUDGMENT \par }{\b\insrsid11809546\charrsid1404245 \par }\pard \qj \li0\ri0\sl360\slmult1\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid1404245 {\insrsid16450470\charrsid1404245 The Plaintiff\rquote s claim is for }{\insrsid7751709\charrsid1404245 sum }{\insrsid16450470\charrsid1404245 of 300,000,000 shillings}{\insrsid7751709\charrsid1404245 not received}{\insrsid16450470\charrsid1404245 in his A/C No. 2520015270 at Centenary Bank, Entebbe Road branch in 2007. In support of }{\insrsid16456593\charrsid1404245 the claim, the Plaintiff produced 2 ill}{\insrsid16450470\charrsid1404245 egible documents. The first showed transm}{\insrsid16456593\charrsid1404245 ission of 150,500 US dollars from C}{\insrsid16450470\charrsid1404245 ommonwealth Bank in Australia by one R. A Richardson from his}{\insrsid16456593\charrsid1404245 bank Account No. 00199607 and Sorte}{\insrsid16450470\charrsid1404245 code 00938-00. The }{\insrsid11809546\charrsid1404245 instruction to }{ \insrsid16456593\charrsid1404245 transmit the said sum of $ 150,5}{\insrsid11809546\charrsid1404245 00 was}{\insrsid16456593\charrsid1404245 given on 2}{\super\insrsid16456593\charrsid1404245 nd}{\insrsid16456593\charrsid1404245 }{ \insrsid16450470\charrsid1404245 October 2006}{\insrsid16456593\charrsid1404245 .}{\insrsid16450470\charrsid1404245 }{\insrsid16456593\charrsid1404245 The}{\insrsid16450470\charrsid1404245 2}{\super\insrsid16450470\charrsid1404245 nd}{ \insrsid16450470\charrsid1404245 document produced by the Plaintiff showed payment from Commonwealth Bank on 4}{\super\insrsid16450470\charrsid1404245 th}{\insrsid16450470\charrsid1404245 }{\insrsid2649061\charrsid1404245 October 2006 under Reference No. 7896764.}{\insrsid7165902\charrsid1404245 \par }{\insrsid2649061\charrsid1404245 \par The Plaintiffs were given leave to amend th}{\insrsid16456593\charrsid1404245 e claim for the amount of $150,5}{\insrsid2649061\charrsid1404245 00 }{\insrsid16456593\charrsid1404245 as it }{\insrsid2649061\charrsid1404245 did not add up to 300,000,000 shillings nor was the }{\insrsid16456593\charrsid1404245 purported }{\insrsid2649061\charrsid1404245 tr}{\insrsid16456593\charrsid1404245 ansfer }{\insrsid2649061\charrsid1404245 made in 2007 but in October 2006. \par Amended plaint was filed on 13}{\super\insrsid2649061\charrsid1404245 th}{\insrsid2649061\charrsid1404245 October 2008 in the sum of $150,500. \par \par The Defendant produced Bank Statements for the Plaintiff\rquote s A/C from 2002 to 2007 but no credit in the sum of $ 150,500 was shown to have been received. \par \par At the last hearing I made an order giving the Plaintiffs opportunity to produce evidence s}{\insrsid16456593\charrsid1404245 howing that monies had left payer\rquote s A}{\insrsid2649061\charrsid1404245 ccount and }{\insrsid16456593\charrsid1404245 confirmation }{\insrsid2649061\charrsid1404245 from Commonwealth Bank that the monies were dispatched to the Plaintiff\rquote s Account. They were given leave t}{\insrsid16456593\charrsid1404245 o inspect the Bank\rquote s Statement after production of the evidence.}{\insrsid2649061\charrsid1404245 \par \par No such evidence was forthcoming today. The 2 documents produced by the Plaintiff in support of }{\insrsid1473496\charrsid1404245 the}{\insrsid16456593\charrsid1404245 ir}{\insrsid1473496\charrsid1404245 }{\insrsid11809546\charrsid1404245 claim are}{ \insrsid1473496\charrsid1404245 }{\insrsid11809546\charrsid1404245 not legible or}{\insrsid1473496\charrsid1404245 true copies of the original. No }{\insrsid16456593\charrsid1404245 reliance}{\insrsid1473496\charrsid1404245 can be placed on them.}{ \insrsid2649061\charrsid1404245 \par }{\insrsid1473496\charrsid1404245 \par I therefore dismiss the }{\insrsid11809546\charrsid1404245 Plaintiff\rquote s claim}{\insrsid16456593\charrsid1404245 with costs subject to proviso}{\insrsid11809546\charrsid1404245 that if the Plaintiff do produce satisfactory e}{ \insrsid16456593\charrsid1404245 vidence of the monies sent, then}{\insrsid11809546\charrsid1404245 leave is given to them to reissue the claim.}{\insrsid1473496\charrsid1404245 \par }{\insrsid11809546\charrsid1404245 \par \par }\pard \qc \li0\ri0\sl360\slmult1\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid1404245 {\b\insrsid11809546\charrsid1404245 \'85\'85\'85\'85\'85\'85\'85\'85\'85\'85.. \par Anup Singh Choudry \par Judge \par Date:}{\b\insrsid16456593\charrsid1404245 8/01/2009}{\b\insrsid11809546\charrsid1404245 \par }{\b\insrsid7165902\charrsid1404245 \par }\pard \qj \li0\ri0\sl360\slmult1\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid1404245 {\b\insrsid7165902\charrsid1404245 \par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\sl360\slmult1\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid1404245 {\insrsid7165902\charrsid1404245 \par }}