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Begumisa & 2 Ors v Kakuza (H.C.C.S.NO. 26 of 2000)

High Court · [2004] UGHC 83 · 2004 Judgment for Plaintiffs AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
First instance civil suit seeking removal of caveat lodged against grant of probate
Decision
Caveat removed and probate to proceed in favour of the plaintiffs as named executors

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Holding

Where a deceased died testate naming specific executors in the will, probate can only be granted to those executors under section 182 of the Succession Act. A caveat lodged by the widow to prevent grant of probate to the named executors was removed, and the court ordered probate to proceed in favour of the executors appointed in the will.

Outcome

Caveat removed and probate to proceed in favour of the plaintiffs as named executors

Facts

Karoli Irema died on 25 June 1999, leaving a will executed on 20 November 1998 that appointed the three plaintiffs as executors. On 13 October 1999, the plaintiffs applied to the High Court at Mbarara for probate. Before probate could be sealed, the defendant (the deceased's widow) lodged a caveat on 9 November 1999 against the grant of probate. The plaintiffs brought this suit seeking removal of the caveat so that probate could be granted to them as the named executors in the will. No evidence was adduced to challenge the validity of the will.

Issues

  1. Whether the authority to administer the estate of late Karoli Irema should be granted to the plaintiffs or to the defendant

Orders

  • Caveat removed.
  • Judgment for the plaintiffs.
  • Authority to administer the estate granted to the plaintiffs.
  • Taxed costs to be recovered from the estate of the deceased.

Rules and key headnotes

Succession & Estates — Grant of Probate — Testate Succession — Appointment of Executors
Where a deceased died testate, section 182 of the Succession Act Cap. 162 provides that probate can be granted only to an executor appointed by the will.
Succession & Estates — Caveats — Improper Lodging — Removal
A caveat lodged by a party who is not an executor named in a will to prevent the grant of probate to the named executors should not have been lodged and will be removed.
Succession & Estates — Costs — Family Matters — Recovery from Estate
In succession matters that are family disputes, the court may order that the taxed costs of the proceedings be recovered from the estate of the deceased rather than paid by the unsuccessful party personally.

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Begumisa & 2 Ors v Kakuza (H.C.C.S.NO. 26 of 2000) [2004] UGHC 83 (19 October 2004)
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