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Osman v Dramadri & 5 Others (Civil Appeal 54 of 2018) [2025] UGCA 53 (18 February 2025)
Second appeal over land limitation and adverse possession. The Court of Appeal held the claim was time-barred and dismissed the appeal with costs.
Obongoi v Odiye Yuventine and Others (Civil Appeal No. 164 of 2016) [2023] UGCA 384 (28 September 2023)
The Court of Appeal found that the first appellate court failed in its duty to re-evaluate the evidence as required on a first appeal. The evidence did not support the award of the disputed acreage to the respondents, as there was no agreement by the appellant to grant the respondents any portion of the land. The failure to record proceedings at the locus in quo was a procedural error, but in this case, the substantive evidence on record sufficed to resolve the boundary dispute. The inconsistencies in the respondents' case were minor and did not affect the determination of the key issues. Con…
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Dr. Eumu Silver & Anor v Uganda (Consolidated Criminal Appeals No. 0307 &0321 of 2015) [2020] UGCA 44 (18 February 2020)
The Court of Appeal upheld convictions for causing financial loss and abuse of office, finding the evidence sufficient and dismissing both appeals.
Baligira and 7 Others v Kanyankole and 4 Others (Civil Appeal 100 of 2014) [2017] UGCA 135 (14 August 2017)
The Court of Appeal held that the absence of an instrument number on the duplicate certificate of title did not amount to fraud, as the registry copy contained the instrument number and no evidence was adduced to prove fraudulent conduct by the transferees. The evidence supported the existence of an oral contract and payment for the suit land between the original owners and the first buyers, and the transfer forms bore the genuine thumbprint and signature of the sellers. The respondents failed to strictly prove fraud as required by law. Consequently, the first to sixth appellants were bona fi…
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