Katabarwa v Barongo (Civil Appeal No. 48 of 2019) [2021] UGHCCD 101 (6 August 2021)
Court
HC: Civil Division (Uganda)
Case number
Civil Appeal No. 48 of 2019
Judge
Byaruhanga Rugyema, J
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.
Bariyo & Another v Baigana (Civil Appeal 26 of 2014) [2015] UGHC 8 (9 December 2015)
Court
High Court of Uganda
Case number
Civil Appeal 26 of 2014
Judge
Elubu, J
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…