Olanya & Another v Ladur & Another
Olanya & Another v Ladur & Another (Miscellaneous Application 134 of 2024) [2025] UGHC 128 (20 February 2025)
The court found that the applicants were aware of the certificate of title during the trial but chose not to plead or produce it, and the lower court did not refuse to admit it. The appellate court does not require the certificate of title to determine the grounds of appeal, which concern customary land and not registered land. The certificate of title introduces a new cause of action not before the trial court and is irrelevant to the current appeal. The applicants' claim that the trial magistrate lost jurisdiction or that the judgment affected third parties' property interests is without le…
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- Adducing Additional Evidence
- Appellate Procedure
- Customary Land
- Freehold Title
- Jurisdiction On Appeal