Aida Nampiima Nalongo Christine & Another V Kibirango Merikizaddeki
Aida Nampiima Nalongo Christine & Another V Kibirango Merikizaddeki (Civil Appeal No. 87 of 2011) [2015] UGHCLD 88 (2 June 2015)
The High Court found that the trial Magistrate erred by relying on unrecorded evidence from a purported visit to the locus in quo, which violated procedural requirements. The evidence showed that the residual land intended for the family graveyard was reduced in size due to the Plaintiff's redistribution of the inherited land, and there was no cogent evidence of destruction of graves or trespass. The 1st Appellant, as a joint owner, could not commit trespass against the family graveyard, and the 2nd Appellant acquired no better title than the vendor possessed. The claim of trespass failed, an…
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- Succession Disputes
- Family Graveyard Land
- Trespass To Land
- Title And Possession