Aluin v Acoda
Aluin v Acoda (Civil Appeal 41 of 2022) [2024] UGHC 593 (26 June 2024)
The appellate court found that the respondent sufficiently proved, on a balance of probabilities, that he acquired the suit land from Epolot Yakobo in 1989, who had received it from the appellant as a dowry refund. The oral and documentary evidence, including corroborative witness testimony and LC II court proceedings, established the respondent's ownership. The absence of the original sale agreement did not invalidate the transaction, as secondary evidence and oral accounts were admissible and credible. The appellant failed to rebut the respondent's case or provide evidence that the dowry re…
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- Land Ownership Disputes
- Sale Agreements
- Dowry Refund
- Burden Of Proof
- Evaluation Of Evidence