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Byamukama & Anor v Akoth Ors (Misc. Application No. 0017 of 2016)

High Court · [2018] UGHCLD 12 · 2018 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for temporary injunction arising from civil suit concerning alleged boundary trespass
Decision
Application for temporary injunction refused; matter to proceed to trial in main suit

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Holding

Application for temporary injunction to restrain alleged boundary encroachment dismissed. Court held applicants failed to establish prima facie case where respondents provided deed plans showing no common boundary. Damages would adequately compensate any proven trespass. Balance of convenience favoured respondents who had reached advanced construction stages and faced greater loss if injunction granted.

Outcome

Application for temporary injunction refused; matter to proceed to trial in main suit

Facts

Applicants claimed to be registered proprietors of Block 395 Plots 732 and 733 at Sekiunga. Respondents owned adjacent Plots 2257 and 2258, subdivisions of original Plot 37. Applicants alleged respondents encroached on their land during construction. Respondents denied encroachment, asserting deed plans showed a road access between the plots creating no common boundary. Respondents' constructions were in advanced stages. Applicants sought temporary injunction to halt construction pending final disposal of main suit.

Issues

  1. Whether the applicants established a prima facie case with a possibility of success.
  2. Whether the applicants would suffer irreparable injury not adequately compensable by damages.
  3. Whether the balance of convenience favoured the grant of a temporary injunction.

Orders

  • Application dismissed.
  • Costs awarded to the respondents in the main cause.

Rules and key headnotes

Injunctions — Temporary Injunctions — Requirements for Grant
An applicant seeking temporary injunctive relief must prove: (i) a prima facie case with possibility of success; (ii) that irreparable injury would be suffered which cannot be adequately compensated by damages; and (iii) that the balance of convenience favours grant of the injunction.
Injunctions — Prima Facie Case — Burden of Proof
Where an applicant alleges facts in support of injunctive relief and the respondent opposes with contrary evidence including documentary proof, the applicant bears the burden under sections 101, 102 and 103 of the Evidence Act to rebut the respondent's averments and establish a prima facie case.
Injunctions — Adequacy of Damages — Advanced Construction
Where a respondent has reached advanced stages of construction, if damages in the measure recoverable at common law would be adequate remedy, no interlocutory injunction should normally be granted regardless of how strong the plaintiff's claim appears at that stage.
Boundaries — Trespass — Monetary Compensation
In boundary disputes where alleged trespass involves construction on disputed land, monetary damages for trespass may constitute adequate remedy, particularly where the respondent has invested substantially in construction and faces risk of demolition if the claim succeeds.
Injunctions — Balance of Convenience — Advanced Construction Stages
Balance of convenience favours a respondent in possession who has reached advanced levels of construction, as grant of an injunction would damage their investment while refusal leaves them bearing the risk of paying damages and potential demolition if they lose at trial.

Legislation cited (3)

Cases cited (2)

  • Kiyimba Kagwa v Katende [1985] HCB 43
  • American Cyanamid Co v Ethicon Ltd [1975] AC 396

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Byamukama_&_Anor_v_Akoth_Ors_(Misc._Application_No._0017_of_2016)_[2018]_UGHCLD_12_(17_January_2018)
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