Land Dispute

Paul Mugalu v Manjeri Nabukenya ((Civil Appeal No. 19 of 2003)) [2003] UGCA 2 (9 February 2003);

Flynote: 

Search Summary: 

The respondent claimed to have bought the suit land from the appellant’s
grandfather and was cultivating and occupying it before the appellant
entered upon it and destroyed crops. The respondent claimed for a
declaration of ownership, damages and costs of the suit. The judge found
for the respondent hence the appeal.

Headnote and Holding: 

The court observed that after considering the evidence on record, the
Judge was justified to hold that the respondent had bought the suit land,
occupied and planted thereon some crops which the appellant later
destroyed resulting into court action.
On the complaint of the different awards under damages, the court
observed that special damages though pleaded had not been specially
proved as required and their award was erroneous but general damages
for inconvenience and destroyed crops were rightfully awarded.

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