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Kikonyogo Daniel v Nansubuga and Anor (Civil Miscellaneous Application No. 1426 of 2020)

High Court · [2021] UGHCLD 50 · 2021 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Miscellaneous application arising from civil suit, heard after death of 1st respondent
Decision
Application dismissed; applicant directed to consider Administrator General's intervention to continue underlying suit

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Holding

The court dismissed the application. It is improper to bring a motion against a deceased person after learning of their death. It is also improper to join advocates as respondents in a matter where their role is solely as legal representatives to a party. The court directed the applicant to consider seeking redress through the Administrator General under the Administrator General's Act Cap 157 to conclude prosecution of the underlying suit.

Outcome

Application dismissed; applicant directed to consider Administrator General's intervention to continue underlying suit

Facts

The applicant instituted a civil suit (No. 783 of 2019) against the 1st respondent. After the suit was instituted, the 1st respondent died. Despite learning of her death and being aware of it, the applicant brought a miscellaneous application against both the deceased 1st respondent and her advocates as 2nd respondent. The 2nd respondent objected to being joined as a party when their role was solely as legal representatives to the deceased.

Issues

  1. Whether an application can be sustained against a deceased person.
  2. Whether advocates acting as legal representatives can be properly joined as respondents in their representative capacity.

Orders

  • Application dismissed.
  • Costs to the 2nd Respondent.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Parties — Death of Party — Application Against Deceased Person
It is improper to bring a motion against a deceased person after learning of their death and being aware of it.
Civil Procedure — Parties — Joinder — Advocates as Parties
It is improper to join advocates as respondents in a matter where their role is and has always been legal representatives to a party and nothing more.
Succession & Estates — Administrator General — Powers — Grant of Letters of Administration
Under section 4(5)(a) of the Administrator General's Act Cap 157, where the peculiar circumstances of the case require, the court may grant letters of administration to the Administrator General or any other person even though there are persons who in the ordinary course would be legally entitled to administer the estate.

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