Uganda Case Law

Nyapa & Others v The Registered Trustees of the Archdiocese of Tororo

Nyapa & Others v The Registered Trustees of the Archdiocese of Tororo (Civil Appeal 84 of 2023) [2024] UGHC 84 (11 March 2024)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Civil Appeal 84 of 2023

Judge

Lubega, J

The High Court found that the suit land had been validly donated to the Respondent church by the Appellants' ancestors in 1929 and subsequent years, and that the Appellants' claims to ownership were not supported by credible evidence. The presence of graves on the land was acknowledged, but the evidence established that these graves belonged to donors who had voluntarily given the land to the church, and the Appellants' subsequent claims were based on misunderstanding or lack of knowledge of the historical donation. The court held that the principle of nemo dat quod non habet applied, as the…

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• Ownership Of Land
• Donation Of Land
• Boundary Disputes
• Burial Rights
• Possession And Title

Uganda Muslim Welfare Association v Saudi Marble Co Ltd

Uganda Muslim Welfare Association v Saudi Marble Co Ltd (Civil Suit No. 63 of 2006) [2022] UGHC 10 (22 March 2022)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Civil Suit No. 63 of 2006

Judge

Rwakakooko, J

The High Court dismissed a trespass claim over forest land, holding that the plaintiff lacked legal capacity and had no proven right or lawful possession.

• Trespass To Land
• Corporate Personality
• Capacity To Sue
• Donation Of Land
• Burden Of Proof
• Trespass-to-land