Aluma & 2 Others v Okuti
Aluma & 2 Others v Okuti (Civil Appeal 214 of 2017) [2025] UGCA 81 (24 March 2025)
The Court of Appeal held that the respondent had established constructive possession of the suit land through acts of fencing and cultivation, which entitled him to bring a suit for trespass. The concurrent findings of fact by the lower courts were supported by evidence and could not be disturbed on a second appeal. The appellants' customary interests in the land were extinguished by their long period of inaction, as the Limitation Act applies to all land tenures, including customary land. The appellants' counterclaim for trespass was time-barred, having been filed 23 years after the responde…
Source excerpt
- Trespass To Land
- Constructive Possession
- Customary Land Rights
- Limitation Of Actions
- Doctrine Of Laches