[2023] KEHC 18512 (KLR)

[2023] KEHC 18512 (KLR)

The court found that the Objector failed to provide any credible evidence of fraud, material non-disclosure, or procedural irregularity in the grant of probate. The Petitioner had listed all beneficiaries, including the Objector, and the Will was executed in accordance with statutory requirements, bearing the...

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Citation
[2023] KEHC 18512 (KLR)
Parties
Objector: Eliud Cheruiyot Togom; Petitioner: Hellen Chesang Rotich
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Eldoret
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Judgment Date
16 June 2023
Case Number
Probate & Administration 180 of 2009
Procedural Posture
Probate and Administration / Ruling on Summons for Revocation of Grant
Outcome
application for revocation of grant dismissed
Judges
JRA Wananda
Legal Topics
Testamentary Capacity, Validity of Wills, Revocation of Grant, Fraud and Non Disclosure, Distribution of Estate
Source Language
english
Family and Children Testamentary Capacity Validity of Wills Revocation of Grant Fraud and Non Disclosure Distribution of Estate

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Parties

Eliud Cheruiyot Togom

Objector

Hellen Chesang Rotich

Petitioner

Procedural Posture

Probate and Administration / Ruling on Summons for Revocation of Grant

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether there was fraud and/or concealment of material facts by the Petitioner at the time of applying for the Grant of Probate of written Will.
  2. 2 Whether the Will presented by the Petitioner is valid.
  3. 3 Whether the Grant of Probate of written Will issued herein should be revoked.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the Objector failed to provide any credible evidence of fraud, material non-disclosure, or procedural irregularity in the grant of probate. The Petitioner had listed all beneficiaries, including the Objector, and the Will was executed in accordance with statutory requirements, bearing the deceased's signature and attestation by two competent witnesses. The Objector's allegations regarding the deceased's mental and physical incapacity were unsupported by medical or other substantive evidence. The court held that the Will was valid and that the Objector's grievances regarding distribution should have been pursued through an application for reasonable provision, not by...

Court Disposition

application for revocation of grant dismissed

Orders

  • The Summons dated 12/11/2009 seeking the revocation or annulment of the Grant of Probate of Written Will is dismissed.
  • No order as to costs, given the family nature of the dispute.