Ddumba and 2 Others v Kato and 2 Others
Ddumba and 2 Others v Kato and 2 Others (Civil Suit 429 of 2016) [2023] UGHCFD 134 (4 January 2023)
The court found that the defendants fraudulently obtained letters of administration to the estate of the late Kanani Kasibante by concealing the existence of a valid Will and misrepresenting themselves as children of the deceased. The estate had already been administered and distributed by the Administrator General, and the subsequent grant to the defendants was null and void ab initio. The actions of the defendants in dealing with the estate and registering land in their names were unlawful. The court held that fraud is an exception to the indefeasibility of title and ordered cancellation of…
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- Succession And Administration Of Estates
- Revocation Of Letters Of Administration
- Fraudulent Obtainment Of Title
- Beneficiary Entitlement
- Cancellation Of Land Registration
- General Damages