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Lukwago v Mudde Kizza and Nabitaka (CIVIL APPEAL NO. 13 OF 1996)

Citation: [1998] UGSC 35 Court: Supreme Court Decided: 26 March 1998 Jurisdiction: Uganda
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Where a custom and its sanction are unproved and conflict with written law, they cannot invalidate an earlier valid sale of customary land.

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