Birungi v Otim
Birungi v Otim (Civil Suit No, 166 of 2014) [2015] UGHC 17 (1 December 2015)
Both parties are registered as joint proprietors of the suit property, and absent any evidence of fraud or misrepresentation, the law presumes equal ownership. The Defendant's arguments regarding sole financial contribution and the Plaintiff's prior marriage do not defeat the Plaintiff's entitlement, as fraud was neither pleaded nor proved. The court recognizes both monetary and non-monetary contributions in cohabitation scenarios, applying principles from matrimonial property cases. The Plaintiff and Defendant are thus entitled to equal shares in the suit property and the jointly acquired la…
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- Joint Ownership
- Division Of Property
- Cohabitation Disputes
- Non Monetary Contributions