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Kayondo Jackson Sserwadda v Ntege Yusuf (Civil Appeal 4 of 2022) [2025] UGHC 304 (1 April 2025)
The High Court dismissed a land appeal, finding the appellant failed to prove ownership of the kibanja and the respondent was not a trespasser.
Wasswa Salongo v Matovu (Civil Appeal 34 of 2023) [2024] UGHC 1134 (6 December 2024)
The High Court dismissed an appeal in a land trespass dispute, holding that the appellant failed to prove ownership or trespass and could not depart from his pleadings.
Kikonyogo v Namawuba & 2 Others (Civil Appeal 27 of 2023) [2024] UGHC 1174 (24 September 2024)
The High Court allowed a land appeal over a kibanja dispute, set aside the magistrate’s judgment, and held the appellant’s side had shown lawful acquisition.
Musoke v Kavuma Nakate (Civil Appeal 88 of 2017) [2024] UGHCLD 224 (20 September 2024)
High Court land appeal allowed: the respondent failed to prove purchase or lawful occupancy of the kibanja, and the court treated the occupier as a licensee.
Bbaale v Kkubo (Civil Suit 728 of 2014) [2024] UGHCLD 214 (23 August 2024)
The court found that the Plaintiff proved ownership of the suit land through a credible chain of title, supported by sale agreements, witness testimony, and corroboration by local council officials. The Defendant's claim was undermined by unreliable documentary evidence, lack of corroborating witnesses, and contradictory testimony from his own alleged vendor, Livingstone Bagigumisa, who denied selling the disputed land to the Defendant and confirmed the Defendant had encroached beyond his purchase. The Defendant failed to establish a legitimate claim to the suit land, and the Plaintiff's evid…
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Wasswa & 3 Others v Nabunya (Civil Appeal 23 of 2020) [2024] UGHCLD 123 (24 May 2024)
The High Court found that the respondent lawfully acquired the suit property through valid sale agreements and provided sufficient evidence of ownership, including corroborating witness testimony and payment receipts. The appellants' sale agreements were executed after the respondent's acquisition and could not confer valid title, as the original owner had no interest to pass. The court rejected the appellants' arguments regarding adverse possession and forgery, noting that adverse possession does not apply to equitable interests and that no substantive objection was raised at trial regarding…
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Kyambadde v Mukama (Civil Appeal 10 of 2020) [2024] UGHC 238 (12 April 2024)
High Court appeal over Kibanja ownership partly succeeded: the appellant was recognized as owner of about three acres bought in 1990, but not two acres bought in 2000 without landlord consent.
Kamya and 4 Others v Lugolobi Gitta (Civil Application 1013 of 2023) [2024] UGCA 6 (29 January 2024)
The Court of Appeal dismissed a stay application for being filed directly in the appellate court without first going to the High Court, as required by the rules.
Namuddu v Matovu (Civil Appeal 40 of 2021) [2024] UGHC 306 (23 January 2024)
The High Court allowed an appeal in a kibanja trespass dispute, set aside the trial judgment, and dismissed the suit after finding errors in the lower court’s evaluation of evidence.
Kaweesa v Kafeero & 2 Others (Civil Appeal 3 of 2021) [2023] UGHC 384 (20 December 2023)
The High Court dismissed a land appeal over a Kibanja, upholding findings that the Appellant had not proved a valid gift inter vivos or ownership.
