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Kanyamwenge v Muhumuza (Miscellaneous Application No. 52 of 2018)

High Court · [2020] UGHC 39 · 2020 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Ex parte application for limited grant of Letters of Administration
Decision
Application for limited grant dismissed

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Holding

Application for limited grant of Letters of Administration denied. Under s.222 Succession Act, before a limited grant is given the applicant must establish that the executor or person entitled to administration is unable or unwilling to act. The applicant failed to identify or name any person who should have applied for Letters of Administration but is unable or unwilling to do so.

Outcome

Application for limited grant dismissed

Facts

Daudi Kiparu, the respondent/plaintiff in Civil Appeal No. 36 of 2015 and the original plaintiff in Civil Suit No. 52 of 2011, died on 8 February 2018 while the appeal was pending. The civil suit had been determined in his favour in the Chief Magistrate's Court of Hoima, and the defendant filed an appeal to the High Court. The applicant, Kanyamwenge Ezra, described as the deceased's nephew, sought limited Letters of Administration to represent the deceased in the pending appeal. The applicant stated the appeal could not proceed in the absence of the respondent and sought to be appointed to pursue it to its logical conclusion.

Issues

  1. Whether the applicant satisfied the conditions under s.222 of the Succession Act for grant of limited Letters of Administration to represent the deceased respondent in a pending appeal.

Orders

  • Application denied.
  • No orders as to costs.

Rules and key headnotes

Limited Grant of Letters of Administration — Requirements under Succession Act s.222
Before a court grants limited Letters of Administration under s.222 of the Succession Act for the purpose of representing a deceased party in a pending suit, the applicant must establish that the executor or person entitled to administer the estate is either unable or unwilling to act. 'Unable' means lacking the skill, means, or opportunity; 'unwilling' means not ready, eager, or prepared to act.
Limited Grant — Burden of Proof — Identification of Persons with Priority
An applicant seeking a limited grant under s.222 of the Succession Act must identify and name the person or persons who should ordinarily have applied for Letters of Administration and demonstrate that they are either unable or unwilling to do so. Failure to identify such persons is fatal to the application.

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Kanyamwenge v Muhumuza (Miscellaneous Application No. 52 of 2018) [2020] UGHC 39 (17 February 2020)
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