Uganda Case Law

Nabirye & Another v Wakoire & Another

Nabirye & Another v Wakoire & Another (Civil Appeal 163 of 2022) [2024] UGHC 72 (28 February 2024)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Civil Appeal 163 of 2022

Judge

Batema, J

The appeal fails on all grounds. The court found that the 1st Respondent lawfully obtained Letters of Administration, as the advertisement in the Monitor newspaper constituted sufficient notice and the Administrator General acted appropriately in issuing the Certificate of No Objection. The trial Chief Magistrate's redistribution of the matrimonial home to the 1st Appellant remedied any injustice, and there was no satisfactory evidence of mismanagement of the estate. The claims of fraud and sole ownership of the Namakakale land by the 1st Appellant were unsupported by evidence. The court uphe…

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• Succession And Inheritance
• Letters Of Administration
• Matrimonial Property
• Distribution Of Estate
• Fraud In Estate Management
• Pleadings And Procedure

Ayano and Another v Angom

Ayano and Another v Angom (Civil Suit 118 of 2018) [2023] UGHCFD 10 (8 May 2023)

Court

HC: Family Division (Uganda)

Case number

Civil Suit 118 of 2018

Judge

Rwakakooko, J

The court held that the supposed will was invalid, found the deceased died intestate, upheld the defendant’s administration of the estate, and dismissed the plaintiffs’ suit.

• Succession And Inheritance
• Letters Of Administration
• Will Validity
• Fraud In Estate Management
• Intermeddling With Estate
• Succession-and-inheritance

Lubulwa Francis & 2 oers v Harriet Lubwama (O.S No.11 Of 2009) (O.S No.11 of 2009)

Lubulwa Francis & 2 oers v Harriet Lubwama (O.S No.11 Of 2009) (O.S No.11 of 2009) [2010] UGHC 84 (19 October 2010)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

O.S No.11 of 2009

The High Court dismissed an originating summons seeking revocation of letters of administration, holding that fraud and mismanagement must be proved in an ordinary suit.

• Letters Of Administration
• Revocation Of Grant
• Fraud In Estate Management
• Inventory Of Estate
• Costs In Estate Proceedings
• Revocation-of-grant