Mary Engwau Acanit v Muwanga Jackson t/a Kitavujja General Auctioneers & 4 Ors
Mary Engwau Acanit v Muwanga Jackson t/a Kitavujja General Auctioneers & 4 Ors (Miscellaneous Application No. 1520 of 2013) [2015] UGHCEBD 11 (14 October 2015)
The court found, on a balance of probabilities, that the bailiff, Muwanga Jackson, acting in concert with his business partner, fraudulently under declared the proceeds from the sale of the suit property by failing to disclose an additional U. Shs. 400,000,000/= received as part of the transaction. The evidence, including bank records and a memorandum of understanding, established that the actual sale price was U. Shs. 2,400,000,000/=, not the U. Shs. 2,000,000,000/= declared. The bailiff, as an agent of the court, bore the responsibility to fully account for all proceeds and was solely liabl…
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- Execution Of Decree
- Court Bailiff Liability
- Fraudulent Under Declaration
- Sale By Execution