Uganda Case Law

Nambayagwe v Naiga & Another

Nambayagwe v Naiga & Another (Civil Suit 101 of 2021) [2024] UGHC 1189 (1 October 2024)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Civil Suit 101 of 2021

Judge

Oyuko Anthony Ojok, J

The court found that the plaintiff was customarily married to the late Salongo Matovu Mayanja, making her a legal widow under Ugandan law. The suit property was established as matrimonial property, as it was jointly occupied and used by the plaintiff and her late husband as their home and source of livelihood. Upon the husband's death, the defendants unlawfully evicted the plaintiff and took possession of the property, constituting trespass. The plaintiff proved her case on a balance of probabilities, entitling her to declarations of ownership, vacant possession, a permanent injunction agains…

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• Customary Marriage
• Matrimonial Property
• Widow Rights
• Trespass To Land
• General Damages

Namatovu v Jjagwe and 2 Others (Misc Cause 51 of 2020)

Namatovu v Jjagwe and 2 Others (Misc Cause 51 of 2020) [2023] UGHCFD 51 (21 January 2023)

Court

HC: Family Division (Uganda)

Case number

Misc Cause 51 of 2020

Judge

Katunguka Kitariisibwa, J

The High Court held that the applicant was customarily married to the deceased, that the Muyenga property was matrimonial property, and ordered transfer to her.

• Customary Marriage
• Matrimonial Property
• Succession And Wills
• Widow Rights
• Property Transfer
• Constitutional Rights

Luseleka and Others v Namalwa

Luseleka and Others v Namalwa (Miscellaneous Application No. 167 of 2021) [2021] UGHCFD 3 (23 November 2021)

Court

HC: Family Division (Uganda)

Case number

Miscellaneous Application No. 167 of 2021

Judge

Khaukha, J

The High Court held that the widow, not the deceased’s half-siblings, had burial rights and could bury him at the matrimonial home in Mukono.

• Burial Rights
• Succession Disputes
• Customary Law Vs Statute
• Letters Of Administration
• Widow Rights
• Intestate Death