Mwesigye v Mwesigye & Another
Mwesigye v Mwesigye & Another (Civil Appeal 11 of 2012) [2015] UGHC 6 (28 October 2015)
The appeal was dismissed because the appellant failed to prove that the suit land qualified as family land under the Land Act 1998. The court found that the appellant and her spouse did not reside on the suit land, and there was insufficient evidence that the family derived sustenance from it. The statutory requirements for family land—residence and sustenance—were not satisfied, making spousal consent unnecessary for the sale. The trial Magistrate's evaluation of evidence was upheld, and the sale to the second respondent was deemed valid.
Source excerpt
- Family Land Definition
- Spousal Consent For Land Sale
- Evidence Evaluation
- Land Act Interpretation