Kyomugisha v Kasegu (Miscellaneous Cause No. 10 of 2022)

Observed later treatment

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Holding

Where an administrator of an estate dies before completing transfers to beneficiaries, the court may grant limited letters of administration under section 221 of the Succession Act to a beneficiary for the specific purpose of registering their name on the mother title and concluding transfers to purchasers and other beneficiaries.

Outcome

Limited letters of administration granted to Respondent to complete estate distribution

Facts

The late Peter Kikomberwa Kasegu died leaving land comprised in LRV 1611, Folio 6, Masindi. His widow Kasegu Dorothy Nyakamadi was appointed administrator and distributed the estate to beneficiaries, including the Respondent. The Respondent sold part of his allocated share to the Applicant pursuant to a sale agreement dated 21 December 2017. The widow administrator died before completing transfers of the subdivided land to beneficiaries. The mother title remained in the name of the deceased. No family member came forward to take up administration. The Applicant could not obtain a certificate of title for the land she purchased. The Applicant applied for the Respondent to be appointed legal representative to conclude the transfer process.

Issues

1. Whether the Respondent can be appointed by the court as an administrator for purposes of concluding the transfer process of the share he sold to the Applicant.

Orders

• Application granted.
• Respondent appointed legal representative of the estate of the late Peter Kikomberwa Kasegu with limited letters of administration under section 221 of the Succession Act.
• Respondent to have his name registered on land title comprised in LRV 1611, Folio 6 at Kitumu, Buruli, Plot No.10 Block 9, Masindi for conclusion of transfer to the Applicant and other beneficiaries.
• No order as to costs.

Rules and key headnotes

Legislation cited (5)

• Civil Procedure Act s.98
• Succession Act s.222
• Succession Act s.221
• Civil Procedure Rules O.52 r.1
• Civil Procedure Rules O.52 r.2

Cases citing this judgment (1)

How later Ugandan judgments in the Wakilii corpus have cited this case. Treatment labels come from Sequitur — Uganda’s citator — each backed by a verbatim span from the citing judgment, and are not an assertion that this case is, or is not, good law.

• Kakika (administrator of the Estate of the late Katende) v Kimalempaka and 2 Others (Misc Cause 10 of 2022)

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