Ssempala v Ndagire & anor (Civil Appeal No. 45 of 2011) [2014] UGHCLD 64 (17 June 2014)
Court
HC: Land Division (Uganda)
Case number
Civil Appeal No. 45 of 2011
Judge
Kwesiga, J
The appeal was allowed because the trial magistrate failed to personally visit the Locus in quo to assess evidence regarding the boundaries of the respondents' Bibanja, which was essential for determining the alleged trespass and extent of occupancy. The magistrate's delegation of judicial functions to court emissaries for boundary demarcation was incurably irregular and vitiated the proceedings. This omission constituted a fatal error, rendering the trial defective and necessitating a retrial. The appellate court found that the evidence on record did not support the determination of the resp…
Karorero v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. Kab-00-cr-cn-0004-2000) [2002] UGHCCRD 199 (19 February 2002)
Court
HC: Criminal Division (Uganda)
Case number
Criminal Appeal No. Kab-00-cr-cn-0004-2000
Judge
Mugamba, J
The High Court allowed a criminal appeal, quashing convictions for trespass and removing boundary marks because the evidence and locus in quo record were insufficient.