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Land And Property [2019] UGHCCD 170

Odoch Vs Okot & 3 Ors

Odoch Vs Okot & 3 Ors (CIVIL APPEAL No. 008 OF 2018) [2019] UGHCCD 170 (30 May 2019)

The High Court set aside a land judgment, dismissed the suit for failure to disclose a cause of action, and held the parties’ customary land rights were communal.

  • Customary Land Tenure
  • Usufructuary Rights
  • Cause Of Action Requirements
  • Unrepresented Litigants
  • Boundary Disputes
  • Customary-land-tenure
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Land And Property [2018] UGHCLD 69

Atunya vs Okeny

Atunya vs Okeny (Civil Appeal No. 0051 of 2017) [2018] UGHCLD 69 (6 December 2018)

High Court appeal over whether disputed land was privately owned or communal clan land. The court held the respondent proved only usufructuary rights, not exclusive ownership.

  • Customary Land Tenure
  • Communal Land Ownership
  • Burden Of Proof
  • Usufructuary Rights
  • Adverse Possession
  • Exclusive Possession
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Land And Property [2018] UGHCCD 64

Obita Vs Kilama & 4 Ors

Obita Vs Kilama & 4 Ors (CIVIL APPEAL No. 0045 OF 2016) [2018] UGHCCD 64 (25 October 2018)

High Court appeal over communal clan land dismissed after the appellant failed to prove exclusive ownership. The court held he had only user rights under customary tenure.

  • Customary Land Tenure
  • Communal Land Rights
  • Usufructuary Rights
  • Burden Of Proof
  • Procedural Irregularity
  • Customary-land-tenure
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