THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA
IN THE HIGH COURT OF UGANDA
HOLDEN AT MBALE
HCT-04-CV-CA-0059-2008
(From Mbale CS No. 18 – 2007)
WOKOMOLI NICHOLAS…………………………………………………APPELLANT
VERSUS
WANDA NELSON
MANDALI GEORGE
KHARENDE CHRISTOPHER……………………………………..…RESPONDENTS
BEFORE: THE HON. MR. JUSTICE MUSOTA STEPHEN
11.3.2010
Appellant in court unrepresented.
Respondents absent unrepresented.
Wanale Interpreter.
Court: Proceed for the respondents were aware of today’s hearing.
Appellant: The lower court didn’t award me costs. That is my only problem.
Musota Stephen
JUDGE
11.3.2010
JUDGMENT
I perused the lower court’s record and found that the trial magistrate did not award the appellant costs. No reasons were assigned for this omission. It is trite law that in civil litigation costs follow the event unless court gives reasons for not awarding costs. In absence of such reasons it was unfair to deny the appellant costs. He will get the taxed costs in the lower court. As regards the appeal since the respondents were not responsible for the trial magistrate’s decision each party will bear its own costs.
Court: Judgment delivered.
Musota Stephen
JUDGE
11.3.2010
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