Walugembe v Dr. Mwesigye and Another
Walugembe v Dr. Mwesigye and Another (Civil Suit No. 533 of 2016) [2022] UGHCLD 138 (6 July 2022)
The court found that both the plaintiff and defendants were strangers to the original lease agreement and could not invoke its terms. The plaintiff, as mailo owner, acquired title subject to existing equitable interests, including the defendants' long-standing occupation. The defendants' occupation was protected under proprietary estoppel and the Land Act, given their continuous, peaceful, and unchallenged possession for decades. The plaintiff could not sue for trespass or recovery of land, as the cause of action accrued long before his acquisition and was barred by limitation. The court held…
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- Mailo Ownership
- Lease Renewal
- Proprietary Estoppel
- Adverse Possession
- Limitation Of Actions
- Trespass To Land