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Peter Kaswarra Sanyu Kagoro v Sam Murungi Kagoro (HCT-01-CV-MA-0106-2024) [2025] UGHC 538 (14 July 2025)
The High Court dismissed an estate administration application for want of proof of service and non-appearance of both parties, with each party bearing its own costs.
Namagera Rovincer and Others v Lwanga Kagujje Patrick (Civil Suit 240 of 2017) [2025] UGHCFD 54 (13 June 2025)
The High Court held that the deceased died intestate, overruled a limitation objection, and found the defendant intermeddled with the estate by selling estate land.
Kakembo & 4 Others v Nakato (Civil Suit 305 of 2022) [2025] UGHCFD 21 (30 May 2025)
The court found that the Defendant failed to prove a valid gift inter vivos of the suit land from the late Agiri Nakanyoro, as no deed or registered transfer was produced and the evidence was largely hearsay. The Plaintiffs did not prove fraud in the Defendant's acquisition of letters of administration, as the evidence regarding the alleged forged certificate of no objection was inconclusive and not substantiated to the required standard. The Defendant's registration of the land in her personal name, rather than as administrator, was improper and must be rectified. The Plaintiffs failed to es…
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Senyonga v Tumuhiirwe and 4 Others (Civil Appeal 18 of 2018) [2025] UGCA 103 (14 April 2025)
The Court of Appeal dismissed a second appeal in a family land dispute, upheld findings that the land formed part of the estate, and rejected a limitation defence.
Sanyu v Mawanda & 4 Others (Miscellaneous Application 2997 of 2024) [2025] UGHCLD 21 (24 January 2025)
The court found that locus standi is a substantive requirement, not merely procedural, and that only those with a direct, legally recognized interest in the estate of an intestate may institute proceedings regarding that estate. The late Nakintu Agnes Elemera was not legally married to the late Nassani Ssentamu and thus did not qualify as a spouse under Ugandan law. The 1st respondent, Mawanda Moses, was not a biological child of Nassani Ssentamu and could not claim beneficiary rights through his mother, who herself lacked locus standi. The applicant, Sanyu Edisah, is the sole biological chil…
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Ahamed Yawe and Another v Kayemba Joseph and Others (Civil Appeal 25 of 2023) [2024] UGHC 1274 (11 December 2024)
The court found that the sale of the suit land to the respondents under their association FREFA was lawful, as it was conducted with the participation and consent of the beneficiaries and the administrator of the estate at the time. The evidence showed that the estate of the late Mukasa Yosefu had been distributed by consensus among the beneficiaries, including the appellants, who received their share. The court rejected the appellants' claim that they had purchased the shares of Namukwaya and Nakyoni, finding no credible evidence of such transactions. The court further held that the responde…
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Irumba and 10 Others v Mpuuga (Originating Summons 1 of 2023) [2024] UGHC 885 (30 August 2024)
The High Court held that the deceased died intestate, invalidated the alleged will, appointed the applicants as administrators, and ordered an account and title cancellation.
Komuhendo v Sabiiti and 5 Others (Civil Appeal 27 of 2020) [2024] UGHC 611 (28 June 2024)
The appellate court found that the appellant's claim of beneficial ownership and donation of the suit land as a gift inter vivos was not supported by credible evidence or consistent pleadings. The evidence showed the suit land forms part of the estate of the late Jane Kabambukya Pelusi, with both the appellant and respondents as beneficiaries. The appellant failed to prove exclusive possession or a valid gift inter vivos, and her pleadings did not support the donation theory advanced at trial. Regarding trespass, the respondents, as beneficiaries with a beneficial interest in the estate, coul…
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Karakire and 3 Others v Kagire (Miscellaneous Application 330 of 2023) [2023] UGHCFD 181 (13 December 2023)
The court found that upon adoption, the applicants ceased to be children or dependent relatives of the late Monica Karakire and, by operation of law under the Children Act, lost any right to inherit from her intestate estate. The adoption orders, which have never been rescinded, vested all parental rights and obligations in the adoptive parents and extinguished the applicants' legal relationship with their natural mother. Section 53(3) of the Children Act expressly bars adopted persons from inheriting from their natural parents if they die intestate. As such, the applicants lacked locus stand…
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Wotali & Anor Vs Namulondo (CIVILAPPEALNO. 02 OF 2015) [2018] UGHCCD 130 (20 December 2018)
The High Court partly allowed an appeal over land said to form part of an intestate estate, set aside trespass and damages findings, and ordered the land to revert to the estate.
