Outa Omoda v Agwang
Outa Omoda v Agwang (Civil Appeal No. 25 of 2020) [2021] UGHCCD 48 (9 July 2021)
The High Court found that the appellant failed to conduct adequate due diligence regarding the ownership of the suit land, as required by law for purchasers of unregistered land. The evidence established that the respondent was the true owner, having received the land as a gift inter vivos from her grandfather, and that her mother and Okello Charles Richard were merely caretakers without authority to sell. The consent form relied upon by the appellant was invalid under the Illiterates Protection Act, as there was no evidence that the respondent's mother could read and understand the language…
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- Ownership Of Unregistered Land
- Due Diligence In Land Transactions
- Trespass To Land
- General Damages
- Consent In Land Sales