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Nsubuga Musa v Dr. Kizito & Anor (Civil Suit 437 of 2005)

High Court · [2013] UGHCCD 21 · 2013 Judgment for Plaintiff AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
First instance civil suit for breach of contract and specific performance
Decision
Judgment entered for the plaintiff with specific performance ordered, damages awarded, and permanent injunction granted

Observed later treatment

Cited — treatment unverified cited in 1 (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

The court held that where defendants donated land to the plaintiff in consideration for services rendered, identified and showed him the specific portion which he fenced and began developing, their subsequent refusal to transfer that portion constituted breach of contract. The court granted specific performance ordering transfer of the 0.25 acre portion the plaintiff had fenced, awarded general damages of UGX 5,000,000, and issued a permanent injunction restraining interference with the plaintiff's use of the land.

Outcome

Judgment entered for the plaintiff with specific performance ordered, damages awarded, and permanent injunction granted

Facts

The plaintiff supplied and transported clonal coffee clones and seedlings to establish a coffee farm for the defendants at Buwambo. In consideration, the first defendant executed an agreement on 3 January 2001 donating approximately 0.25 acres of land on Block 197 Plot 330 at Kitetika to the plaintiff. The first defendant showed the plaintiff the specific plot, which the plaintiff fenced off, planted crops and bananas on, and made approximately 10,000 bricks for construction. The defendants had acquired title from the previous owner on 31 October 2000, before executing the donation agreement. When the plaintiff requested a certificate of title and transfer forms, the defendants refused, claiming they deserved the right to identify another piece of land. The second defendant destroyed the plaintiff's bricks and barbed wire fencing. The first defendant died during trial and was substituted by his brother Henry Lwanga as administrator of his estate.

Issues

  1. The location of the given portion of Kyadondo Block 197 Plot 330 Kitetika.
  2. Remedies available to the plaintiff.

Orders

  • General damages of UGX 5,000,000 awarded to the plaintiff for breach of contract.
  • Specific performance granted — defendants ordered to transfer 0.25 of an acre consisting of the portion of land the plaintiff had fenced off.
  • Permanent injunction granted restraining the defendants, their agents, servants and/or workmen from interfering with the plaintiff's use and enjoyment of the suit land.
  • Costs of the suit awarded to the plaintiff.

Rules and key headnotes

Contract Law — Breach of Contract — Donation of Land — Refusal to Complete Transfer
Where a defendant executes an agreement donating land to a plaintiff in consideration for services rendered, identifies and shows the plaintiff the specific portion of land, and the plaintiff takes possession and begins developing it, the defendant's subsequent refusal to transfer that portion constitutes a breach of contract entitling the plaintiff to damages and specific performance.
Land & Property — Specific Performance — Donation Agreement — Identified Land
Where defendants donate a specified portion of land, show it to the donee who fences it off and begins utilizing it within the defendants' knowledge, specific performance will be ordered to compel transfer of that identified portion notwithstanding subsequent attempts by the defendants to substitute a different portion.
Contract Law — Consideration — Services Rendered — Love and Affection
Whether land is donated in consideration for services rendered or for love and affection, where the donation is admitted and the donee has been given possession, the donee is entitled to enforce the agreement regardless of the nature of the consideration.
Land & Property — Identification of Land — Burden of Proof — Acts of Possession
Where a plaintiff testifies that defendants showed him a specific plot which he fenced and developed, and this is corroborated by witness testimony and physical acts of possession including fencing and brick-making, the court will find that the land was identified and allocated to the plaintiff notwithstanding defendants' subsequent denial.

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Nsubuga Musa v Dr. Kizito & Anor (Civil Suit 437 of 2005) [2013] UGHCCD 21 (15 February 2013)
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