Nassozi v Nsubuga
Nassozi v Nsubuga (Civil Appeal No. 2 of 2014) [2023] UGCA 124 (20 March 2023)
The Court of Appeal found that the agreement between the appellant, her deceased husband, and the respondent was a donation of land, not a commercial contract. The written agreement (ExhP1) did not specify consideration, and oral evidence to the contrary was inadmissible under the parol evidence rule. The relationship between the parties was of a domestic nature, and the presumption against legal enforceability was not rebutted. The purported gift was not perfected because the donors did not transfer title to the respondent, and the land described in the agreement was not available for transf…
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- Gifts Of Land
- Domestic Contracts
- Parol Evidence Rule
- Specific Performance
- Title And Transfer
- Locus In Quo