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Katerega v Namugala & Another (Miscellaneous Application 522 of 2024)

High Court · [2024] UGHCFD 41 · 2024 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application arising from administration cause seeking to add applicant as beneficiary to estate of late king
Decision
Application dismissed on preliminary objection; supplementary affidavits expunged

Observed later treatment

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Holding

Held that an application filed under a Power of Attorney naming a different donee than the person purporting to act is fatally defective and must be struck out. A donee acts as agent of the donor; where the registered Power of Attorney names Mukiza Joseph as donee but Mawanda David purports to act, there is no valid authority. Supplementary affidavits filed out of time and without leave contravene Civil Procedure Rules Order 8 Rule 18 and must be expunged. Application dismissed.

Outcome

Application dismissed on preliminary objection; supplementary affidavits expunged

Facts

Prince Saidi Katerega, aged 96, applied through Mawanda David to be added as a beneficiary to the estate of His Highness Sir Daudi Chwa II, who died in 1939. The administrators were granted letters in 2011. Katerega claimed he was a son of the late king and entitled to share in the estate of 390 acres. The 2nd Respondent opposed, stating that the late king's Will listed all his children including those aged 3 at death, but omitted Katerega who would have been 10. She revoked a Power of Attorney on 19 March 2024. The application was filed on 9 April 2024 using a Power of Attorney dated 11 July 2022 naming Mukiza Joseph as donee, not Mawanda David. Katerega filed supplementary affidavits on 9 July 2024 without leave, attempting to produce evidence of cultural recognition as a royal son.

Issues

  1. Whether the preliminary objections by the 2nd Respondent have merit?
  2. Whether the Applicant is a beneficiary of the Late His Highness Sir Daudi Chwa entitled to benefit from his Estate?
  3. Whether the Applicant has sufficient grounds for this application?
  4. What remedies are available to the parties?

Orders

  • Rejoinder and supplementary affidavits filed on 9th July 2024 expunged and struck off the court record for being filed out of time and without leave of court.
  • Application dismissed for being based on defective and invalid Power of Attorney.
  • Costs to the Respondents.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Powers of Attorney — Authority of Donee — Misidentification of Donee
A donee of a Power of Attorney acts as agent of the donor. Where a registered Power of Attorney names person A as donee, person B has no authority to institute proceedings on behalf of the principal. An application filed by a person not named as donee in the Power of Attorney relied upon is fatally defective and must be struck out.
Civil Procedure — Supplementary Affidavits — Requirement for Leave of Court
Under Civil Procedure Rules Order 8 Rule 18(2), no pleading subsequent to the reply shall be filed without leave of court. Supplementary affidavits filed after expiry of the time for filing a rejoinder and without seeking leave contravene the rule and must be expunged from the record.
Civil Procedure — Notice of Motion — Requirement to Serve Supporting Affidavits
Every notice of motion must be supported by proper documentation. Where an application by notice of motion is filed without a valid Power of Attorney to support it, the application has no grounds and is baseless. Non-compliance with Civil Procedure Rules Order 52 Rule 3 renders an application fatally defective.
Succession & Estates — Cause of Action — Standing Against Administrator
A cause of action is established where the plaint shows the plaintiff enjoyed a right, that the right has been violated, and that the defendant is liable. An applicant has no cause of action against a person not named as administrator in the Letters of Administration for an estate.

Legislation cited (5)

Cases cited (5)

  • Gold Trust Bank (U) Ltd v Zalwango Nsimbe (High Court Civil Suit No. 226 of 1992)
  • Zaabwe v Orient Bank Ltd & 5 Others (Supreme Court Civil Appeal No. 04 of 2006)
  • Auto Garage & Others v Motokov (No. 3) [1991] EA 514
  • Tororo Cement Co. Ltd v Frokina International Ltd (Supreme Court Civil Appeal No. 2 of 2001)
  • Kalemera & 2 Others v Mawanda (Miscellaneous Application No. 747 of 2022)

Cases citing this judgment (1)

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Katerega v Namugala & Another (Miscellaneous Application 522 of 2024) [2024] UGHCFD 41 (31 July 2024)
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