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Civil Procedure [2025] UGHC 235

Ainebyona Tindikahwa v Tulinawe

Ainebyona Tindikahwa v Tulinawe (CIVIL APPEAL NO.34 OF 2021) [2025] UGHC 235 (3 February 2025)

The High Court dismissed a civil appeal over alleged conversion of a power saw, but held the respondent should not have participated after failing to file a defence in time.

  • Conversion Of Chattels
  • Exparte Proceedings
  • Evaluation Of Evidence
  • Procedural Irregularity
  • Conversion-of-chattels
  • Ex-parte-proceedings
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Land And Property [2024] UGHC 829

Byarugaba v Tumuhimbise & Another

Byarugaba v Tumuhimbise & Another (Civil Suit 21 of 2020) [2024] UGHC 829 (27 June 2024)

The High Court found trespass beyond the permitted portion of land, declared the 2018 agreement void, awarded damages, and dismissed the counterclaim.

  • Trespass To Land
  • Conversion Of Chattels
  • Sale Of Land Disputes
  • Family Land Arrangements
  • Trespass-to-land
  • Conversion-of-chattels
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Land And Property [2023] UGHC 150

Uganda Rural Development and Training (URDT) and Another v Kimarakwija

Uganda Rural Development and Training (URDT) and Another v Kimarakwija (Civil Appeal 15 of 2023) [2023] UGHC 150 (30 October 2023)

High Court civil appeal over detained goats and crop-damage counterclaims. The court upheld compensation and general damages, but set aside special damages for lack of pleading and proof.

  • Trespass To Land
  • Conversion Of Chattels
  • Special And General Damages
  • Liability Of Employer
  • Assessment Of Market Value
  • Procedural Timeliness
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Land And Property [2023] UGHCCD 203

Arrow Link (u) Limited v Hon. Ikojo and another

Arrow Link (u) Limited v Hon. Ikojo and another (Civil Suit 16 of 2018) [2023] UGHCCD 203 (29 June 2023)

The High Court found the defendants trespassed on the plaintiff’s quarry sites, dismissed the unprosecuted counterclaim, and awarded damages, injunction, and return of equipment.

  • Trespass To Land
  • Conversion Of Chattels
  • Ownership Of Quarry
  • Damages For Trespass
  • Injunctive Relief
  • Trespass-to-land
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Commercial And Corporate [2015] UGCommC 86

Mpandi v Prism Trading and Construction Co. Ltd

Mpandi v Prism Trading and Construction Co. Ltd (Civil Suit No. 230 of 2013) [2015] UGCommC 86 (19 June 2015)

The High Court held that the hire contract had expired, dismissed the claim for hire charges as time-barred, but awarded compensation for the vehicle’s loss, general damages, interest, and costs.

  • Contract Of Hire
  • Bailee Liability
  • Conversion Of Chattels
  • Detinue
  • Limitation Periods
  • Damages For Loss Of Property
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Land And Property [1996] UGHCLD 6

Mukisa Foods Limited v National Enterprises Corporation

Mukisa Foods Limited v National Enterprises Corporation (Civil Suit 746 of 1992) [1996] UGHCLD 6 (29 May 1996)

The High Court held that the defendant unlawfully occupied repossessed commercial property and wrongfully removed machinery, awarding return/value, damages, and costs.

  • Unlawful Occupation
  • Detinue
  • Conversion Of Chattels
  • Repossession Of Property
  • General Damages
  • Unlawful-occupation
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Land And Property [1936] EACA 94

Karimjee Jivanjee and Co. v McDiarmid (C.A. 9/1936.)

Karimjee Jivanjee and Co. v McDiarmid (C.A. 9/1936.) [1936] EACA 94 (1 January 1936)

The Court of Appeal held that Tanganyika law allowed a landlord to distrain through an agent, that no certified bailiff rule applied, and that the claim was not time-barred.

  • Distress For Rent
  • Conversion Of Chattels
  • Limitation Periods
  • Application Of English Law
  • Agency In Landlord Tenant
  • Mistake Of Law
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