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Abusolom Mulwani v Muhamadi Guya (HCT-04-CV-CA-0007-2005)

High Court · [2006] UGHC 99 · 2006 Appeal Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Civil appeal from Land Tribunal decision
Decision
Appeal dismissed; Land Tribunal order for vacant possession upheld

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Holding

The High Court dismissed an appeal from a Land Tribunal decision ordering vacant possession of land. The appellant claimed he had purchased the land and made partial payment. The court found the Tribunal correctly evaluated the evidence and accepted the respondent's version that the land had been lent for cultivation in 1993, not sold. The appeal was dismissed with costs.

Outcome

Appeal dismissed; Land Tribunal order for vacant possession upheld

Facts

In 1993, the respondent lent land to the appellant to cultivate. Three years later, the respondent requested the appellant vacate the land, but he refused. The matter proceeded through LC I and LC III courts before reaching the Land Tribunal. The appellant claimed he had purchased the land for Shs 1 million and 2 cows, having paid Shs 850,000 and 2 cows as down payment. The respondent maintained the land was merely lent. The Land Tribunal accepted the respondent's evidence and ordered vacant possession. The appellant appealed to the High Court on seven grounds, primarily alleging the Tribunal failed to evaluate the evidence.

Issues

  1. Whether the Land Tribunal failed to evaluate the evidence before it.
  2. Whether the Tribunal properly determined that the land was lent rather than sold.

Orders

  • Appeal dismissed.
  • Costs awarded to the respondent.

Rules and key headnotes

Land & Property — Lending of Land — Claim of Purchase — Evaluation of Evidence
Where a Land Tribunal accepts evidence that land was lent for cultivation rather than sold, and the finding is supported by the evidence on record, an appellate court will not interfere with that finding on the ground that evidence was not evaluated.
Civil Procedure — Appeals — Duty of First Appellate Court — Re-evaluation of Evidence
A first appellate court is enjoined by law to evaluate the evidence on its own and come to its own conclusion, but where the trial court's findings are in conformity with the evidence on record, the appellate court may uphold those findings.

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Abusolom Mulwani v Muhamadi Guya (HCT-04-CV-CA-0007-2005) [2006] UGHC 99 (30 May 2006)
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