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Ssebalamu Moses and Another v Mavuuma Moses and Others (Civil Suit 73 of 2023) [2025] UGHC 467 (28 June 2025)
The High Court struck out a family succession suit for non-compliance with mandatory caveat requirements, but ordered each party to bear its own costs.
Kalanzi & Another v Lunkuse (Civil Suit 144 of 2019) [2025] UGHCFD 12 (31 March 2025)
The High Court held that the alleged 1977 will was not proved, found the deceased died intestate, and ordered joint administration of the estate and subdivision of the land.
Kakuru & Another v Kobusingye & Another (Civil Suit 14 of 2022) [2023] UGHC 433 (31 October 2023)
The High Court dismissed a family dispute over sale of estate property, finding no cause of action against the defendants and no evidence they sold the land.
Ayano and Another v Angom (Civil Suit 118 of 2018) [2023] UGHCFD 10 (8 May 2023)
The court held that the supposed will was invalid, found the deceased died intestate, upheld the defendant’s administration of the estate, and dismissed the plaintiffs’ suit.
Mukalakasa v Mutesi (Civil Appeal 125 of 2014) [2023] UGHCLD 287 (1 April 2023)
The High Court dismissed a land appeal, upholding reliance on a deceased father’s will and confirming that the appellant failed to prove gift or purchase.
Asaba and 2 Others v Munyoro and 2 Others (Civil Suit No. 7 of 2023) [2023] UGHCFD 7 (22 February 2023)
The court found that the late Bitadwa Francis Wanzala died testate, and the WILL presented was valid and effective. The defendants were not rightly granted letters of administration, as the certificate of no objection was obtained fraudulently through forged family meeting minutes and without the participation or consent of all beneficiaries. The court held that there was just cause to revoke and annul the grant of letters of administration issued to the defendants. Only properties mentioned in the deceased's WILL constitute the estate, and any property outside the WILL does not form part of…
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Nabulya v Musoke & 4 Others (Miscellaneous Application 811 of 2021) [2022] UGHCFD 33 (1 June 2022)
The court found that the applicant, as a beneficiary to the estate, suffered a legal grievance due to her exclusion from the consent judgment, which did not consider her interests or those of other beneficiaries named in the Will. The validity of the Will and paternity of some respondents were unresolved in both the main suit and the consent judgment. The court determined that sufficient grounds existed to set aside the consent judgment on the basis of mistake and lack of involvement of all beneficiaries. The main suit should be heard on its merits to resolve issues of fraud, forgery, and pat…
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Mayanja v Kalule and 6 Others (Civil Suit No. 330 of 2015) [2021] UGHCLD 168 (24 November 2021)
The court held the will valid, found the plaintiff had authority as administrator, dismissed the trespass claim, and ordered fresh boundary opening and estate distribution.
Bariyo & Another v Baigana (Civil Appeal 26 of 2014) [2015] UGHC 8 (9 December 2015)
The Will of Thomas Byashushaki was valid and admissible as it complied with the requirements of the Illiterates Protection Act and the Succession Act, given that the advocate who drafted the Will signed and provided his full address. However, Byashushaki could not bequeath the disputed land in his Will as it had already been gifted to Nkubito Kelesensio (respondent's father) in 1985, and the respondent's family had maintained uninterrupted possession since then. The entry onto the land and uprooting of crops by the appellants constituted trespass. The award of general damages by the trial cou…
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Nyirakamana v Nyiransekuye & 4 Others (Civil Appeal 8 of 2014) [2015] UGHC 7 (8 June 2015)
The High Court revoked letters of administration granted to the appellant for concealing other beneficiaries and failing to file an inventory, while preserving her right to the homestead.
