Etomet & 2 Others v Wotali
Etomet & 2 Others v Wotali (Civil Appeal 43 of 2022) [2023] UGHC 476 (30 October 2023)
The High Court held that the clan's distribution of the suit land was consistent with customary inheritance practices, which remain valid under Ugandan law unless expressly excluded by statute or repugnant to justice. The respondent was found to have been customarily married to the late Omaido Alex, as corroborated by credible witnesses, and thus entitled to occupy the matrimonial home and share in the estate. The trial magistrate properly evaluated the evidence, and there was no material misdirection or miscarriage of justice. The actions of the clan did not amount to unlawful intermeddling,…
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- Customary Inheritance
- Succession Disputes
- Matrimonial Home Rights
- Distribution Of Estate
- Intermeddling
- Burial Ground Rights