Lutwama and Another v Nabanja
Lutwama and Another v Nabanja (Civil Appeal No. 53 of 2020) [2022] UGHCLD 150 (8 August 2022)
The High Court found that the appellants failed to prove on a balance of probabilities that they had any lawful interest in the disputed kibanja at Masanafu. The evidence showed that Nanfuka Efrance had occupied and utilized the portion of land since 1989, having received it as a gift from her grandfather Yusufu Mukasa. The sale to the respondent was supported by a valid agreement and corroborated by witnesses. The purported will and minutes relied upon by the appellants were found invalid and unauthenticated, and there was no clear evidence of distribution of Kibuuka's estate or letters of a…
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- Customary Tenure
- Succession And Inheritance
- Validity Of Wills
- Administration Of Estates
- Bonafide Purchaser
- Land Gifts