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Registered Trustees of the Diocese of Northern Uganda v Acellam (Civil Appeal No. 46 of 2019) [2020] UGHC 106 (22 May 2020)
The High Court upheld the respondent’s title on customary inheritance grounds, but set aside reliefs not pleaded and ordered a partial retrial on value and damages.
Kato Vs Kirungi & 3 Ors (HCT-01-LD-CS-0011 OF 2013) [2019] UGHCCD 13 (13 March 2019)
The High Court held that the defendants lawfully occupied the disputed kibanja through inheritance and dismissed the plaintiff’s land claim as time-barred.
Jolly Mary Bukambi v John Kahiigwa (HCT-01-CV-LD-CA-0011 of 2012) [2015] UGHC 20 (28 September 2015)
The High Court allowed a land appeal, set aside the magistrate’s judgment, and held that clan mediation and earlier proceedings established the appellant’s ownership.
Byabagambi v Kenzirekwija (Hct-05-cv-ca-48-2003) [2011] UGHC 184 (19 May 2011)
The appeal fails because the appellant did not provide sufficient evidence to establish res judicata, as the judgment and proceedings of the alleged prior suit were not available. Without proof of res judicata, the sale of the land by Kabahakane to the respondent stands valid. The appellant, having waited 25 years to assert his claim, is barred by the law of limitation and the doctrine of laches. Kabahakane, as the surviving son of Kanyankore, had superior title and the right to sell the land. The findings of fact by the Chief Magistrate are supported by evidence and cannot be disturbed on se…
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