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Land And Property [2021] UGHCCD 101

Katabarwa v Barongo

Katabarwa v Barongo (Civil Appeal No. 48 of 2019) [2021] UGHCCD 101 (6 August 2021)

The High Court allowed an appeal over disputed family land, held that a written gift agreement proved the appellant’s ownership, and granted injunction and vacant possession.

  • Ownership Disputes
  • Trespass
  • Evaluation Of Evidence
  • Family Land Gifts
  • Land-ownership-dispute
  • Civil-appeal
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Land And Property [2015] UGHC 8

Bariyo & Another v Baigana

Bariyo & Another v Baigana (Civil Appeal 26 of 2014) [2015] UGHC 8 (9 December 2015)

The Will of Thomas Byashushaki was valid and admissible as it complied with the requirements of the Illiterates Protection Act and the Succession Act, given that the advocate who drafted the Will signed and provided his full address. However, Byashushaki could not bequeath the disputed land in his Will as it had already been gifted to Nkubito Kelesensio (respondent's father) in 1985, and the respondent's family had maintained uninterrupted possession since then. The entry onto the land and uprooting of crops by the appellants constituted trespass. The award of general damages by the trial cou…

  • Will Validity
  • Succession Disputes
  • Family Land Gifts
  • Trespass To Land
  • Damages Assessment
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