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Oryonga v Etanu (Civil Appeal No. 679 of 2022) [2022] UGCA 291 (15 December 2022)
The Court of Appeal granted an interim stay of execution, finding a competent notice of appeal, a pending stay application, and an imminent threat of execution.
Opolot Michael vs Okolimong Simon (Civil Appeal No. 13 of 2021) [2022] UGHC 91 (30 September 2022)
The High Court dismissed a land appeal, holding that oral evidence was admissible to show a joint family purchase and that the appellant could not claim sole ownership.
Kilama & 2 Others v Abonyo (Civil Appeal No. 94 of 2018) [2020] UGHC 97 (22 May 2020)
The High Court dismissed a land appeal, holding the appellants failed to prove ownership by inheritance or gift, and upheld the respondent’s title and eviction order.
Kirangi v Karimunda & 2 Ors (Hct Civil Revision No. 06 of 2011) [2012] UGHC 191 (21 September 2012)
The court found that the LC II Court proceedings were fundamentally flawed due to the failure to serve the applicant and provide him an opportunity to be heard, in breach of the principles of natural justice. The absence of evidence of service and the irregularity of the proceedings rendered the LC II Court's decision invalid. The court emphasized that no valid decision can arise from a process that violates the right to a fair hearing. Furthermore, the dispute, being one of customary succession among family members, should have been adjudicated by a court with competent jurisdiction, specifi…
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Kaweesa v Administrator General and 2 Others (Civil Suit 918 of 1993) [2012] UGHCFD 2 (19 June 2012)
The court found that the plaintiff, Paulo Kaweesa, was the lawful customary heir of Yowana Sserwanga Muyunga, as confirmed by the Kabaka and documented in the Will and clan leaders' report. His purported removal by clan leaders and family members was illegal, contrary to Buganda customary law and the Succession Act. The Administrator General lacked authority to administer or redistribute the suit property, as his powers under S.I. 150 of 1967 were limited to issuing certificates of succession for estates already administered before 18th August, 1967. The cancellation of the plaintiff's certif…
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Musulayimu Musoke V Pjyinentos.K.Nulumba (Civil Appeal No.24 of 1986) [1993] UGHC 5 (2 February 1993)
The appeal was dismissed because the visit to the locus in quo was initiated by the parties and not the court, and both parties were present and given an opportunity to cross-examine witnesses. The absence of counsel for the appellant was not due to any procedural irregularity by the court, and the appellant did not request an adjournment to secure his counsel's presence. The evidence at the locus in quo was corroborative of the trial record and did not occasion any miscarriage of justice. The lower courts correctly found that Nambalirwa was not a daughter of Paulo Matovu and could not inheri…
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