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Nyamahunge v Kaahwa Mbabazi (Civil Suit 83 of 2022) [2025] UGHC 104 (17 January 2025)
The High Court found the plaintiff owned disputed Biiso plots and was entitled to UNRA compensation, while ordering joint Nyanga Road property sold and proceeds shared.
Bugembe v Namutebi (Civil Appeal No. 35 of 2020) [2023] UGHCLD 83 (31 March 2023)
The appellate court found that the respondent made both monetary and non-monetary contributions to the development of the suit property. The evidence, including the sale of her inherited Kibanja land and her domestic work, was consistent and credible. The law recognizes such contributions, even in the absence of formal marriage, as conferring proprietary interests. The course of dealing between the parties demonstrated joint ownership as tenants in common. The trial magistrate's decision to award equal shares was supported by both the facts and applicable legal principles. The appeal was dism…
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Birungi v Otim (Civil Suit 166 of 2014) [2015] UGHC 19 (1 December 2015)
Both parties are registered as joint proprietors of the suit property, and in the absence of any specifically pleaded and strictly proved fraud or misrepresentation, the law presumes equal ownership. The Plaintiff's entitlement to an equal share is supported by both statutory provisions and case law, which recognize non-monetary contributions in cohabitation relationships as sufficient for equal division of property. The Defendant's arguments regarding sole financial contribution and the Plaintiff's prior marriage do not override the conclusive evidence of joint registration and the absence o…
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