Plaintiff’s case:
It’s the plaintiff’s case that in the year 2000 and by an oral agreement, he purchased the Suit land from the defendant at an agreed consideration of UGX.550,000/= and started utilizing the land for cultivation, developed thereon permanent residence for his family without any 3rd party claims and enjoyed the property for 22 years without interruption until the 5th/09/2022 when the defendant, without any justifiable cause and through forceful means entered thereupon and has continued to cultivate the same.
Defendant’s case:
The defendant filed a written statement of defence disputing the claim. He pleaded that the Suit land is his own, of which he hired out to the plaintiff for cultivation at an annual fee of UGX.90,000/= starting around the year, 2008. That around 2009, the defendant mother got a fracture which required medical fees to attend to and the defendant borrowed an extra UGX. 250,000/= from the plaintiff using the Suit land as security for repayment. The defendant admitted indebtedness to the plaintiff in the total sum of UGX. 340,000/= of which he has attempted to repay back but the plaintiff has been elusive. He reiterated denying selling the Suit land to the plaintiff.
FULL JUDGEMENT:
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