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Nalebe v Bbosa & Ors (Miscellaneous Application No. 213 of 2018)

High Court · [2019] UGHCFD 38 · 2019 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for review of judgment and stay of execution arising from Civil Suit No. 203 of 2012
Decision
Application for review and stay of execution dismissed

Observed later treatment

Cited — treatment unverified cited in 3 (treatment unverified) Sequitur — Uganda’s citator · Derived from citing cases in the Wakilii corpus — not an assertion that this case is good law.

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Holding

Held that the inventory dated 10 November 2011 did not constitute new evidence as it was within the applicant's knowledge at the time of trial but was not tendered. The trial judge correctly awarded 2.8 acres to the respondents based on an existing family resolution, invoking estoppel. No error was apparent on the face of the record. Application for review dismissed. Stay of execution denied due to inordinate delay and absence of pending appeal.

Outcome

Application for review and stay of execution dismissed

Facts

The applicant was the administratrix of the estate of the late Daudi Kiyingi. The respondents, as grandchildren of Daudi Kiyingi through their father Samuel Lyazi Bbosa, instituted Civil Suit No. 203 of 2012 claiming entitlement to a share in the estate. The trial judge found in favour of the respondents and awarded them 2.8 acres reserved for the heir. The applicant sought review of this distribution, arguing that an inventory dated 10 November 2011 constituted new evidence and that the respondents were entitled to only 0.495 acres, not 2.8 acres, based on their 1% share of the estate. The applicant also sought stay of execution pending the review. By the time of this application, one year had elapsed since the original judgment and 75% of the court orders had already been executed.

Issues

  1. Whether the applicant has sufficient grounds for review of the judgment.
  2. Whether execution of the judgment and orders arising from Civil Suit No. 203 of 2012 can be stayed.

Orders

  • The applicant has failed to show sufficient grounds for review of the Judgment and Orders of the Court in Civil Suit No. 203 of 2012.
  • The application for stay of execution is denied.
  • The application is dismissed with costs.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Review of Judgment — Discovery of New Evidence — Evidence Within Applicant's Knowledge at Trial
An inventory which was within an applicant's knowledge at the time of trial but which was not tendered in evidence cannot constitute new evidence justifying review under section 82 of the Civil Procedure Act and Order 46 rule 1 of the Civil Procedure Rules, even if it was on the court file.
Civil Procedure — Review of Judgment — Error Apparent on Face of Record — Estoppel
Where a trial judge relies on an existing family resolution to determine the quantum of a beneficiary's share and applies the doctrine of estoppel because the applicant had endorsed and partially implemented that resolution, there is no mathematical error or mistake apparent on the face of the record justifying review.
Civil Procedure — Stay of Execution — Conditions for Grant — Inordinate Delay
An application for stay of execution made one year after the judgment, where 75% of the court orders have already been executed, will be denied for inordinate delay and failure to show substantial loss unless execution is stayed, particularly where there is no pending appeal to a superior court.

Legislation cited (5)

Cases cited (3)

  • FX Mubuuke v UEB (Miscellaneous Application No. 98 of 2005)
  • Edison Kanyabwera v Pastori Tumwebaze (Civil Appeal No. 6 of 2004)
  • Stanbic Bank v Atyaba Agencies (Civil Appeal No. 31 of 2004)

Cases citing this judgment (3)

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Nalebe v Bbosa & Ors (Miscellaneous Application No. 213 of 2018) [2019] UGHCFD 38 (20 May 2019)
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