Bugaywa v Kiriri Cotton Company Ltd and 3 Others
Bugaywa v Kiriri Cotton Company Ltd and 3 Others (Civil Suit 25 of 2018) [2024] UGHC 500 (20 May 2024)
The court found that the plaintiff failed to prove that her reversionary interest in the suit land was injured by the defendants' leasehold interests. Evidence showed that the suit land had long-standing leases in favour of the 1st defendant, subsequently transferred to the 2nd defendant, and that the plaintiff acquired her mailo interest subject to these leases. The plaintiff did not provide a sale agreement or search report to substantiate her claim of purchase without notice of the leases. The court held that the plaintiff was aware, or ought to have been aware, of the existing leases and…
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- Leasehold Title Disputes
- Mailo Land Reversion
- Fraud In Land Transactions
- Bonafide Purchaser
- Registration Of Titles
- Judgment On Admission