Uganda Case Law

Ganyuma v Mohamed (C.A. 27/1927.)

Ganyuma v Mohamed (C.A. 27/1927.) [1927] EACA 48 (1 January 1927)

Court

East African Court of Appeal

Case number

C.A. 27/1927.

Judge

Griffin C.J. (Uganda),, Guthrie-Smith, J. (Uganda), Russell CJ

The Court of Appeal held that a Wa-Digo deceased who was a Mohammedan was governed by the Mahommedan Divorce and Succession Ordinance, so the estate descended patrilineally.

• Succession Of Muslims
• Customary Law Vs Statutory Law
• Patrilineal Inheritance
• Matrilineal Inheritance
• Muslim-inheritance
• Customary-law