NIYONSABA N’UNDI v NDAGIJIMANA N’UNDI

NIYONSABA N’UNDI v NDAGIJIMANA N’UNDI

A sale agreement executed by a sole registered heir who had been granted full succession rights cannot be annulled solely because other heirs were recognized after the sale; the buyer acted in good faith relying on official registration, and no legal or evidentiary basis exists to rescind the contract or award...

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Citation
RS/INJUST/RC 00006/2021/CA
Parties
Applicant: Niyonsaba Joselyne (uhagarariye Uwitije Diane); Applicant: Nyirakamana Eugénie; Respondent: Ndagijimana Eugène; Respondent: Dukuzumuremyi Eugène
Court
Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction
Rwanda
Judgment Date
31 December 2021
Case Number
RS/INJUST/RC 00006/2021/CA
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Final Appellate Judgment
Outcome
appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Sale of Inherited Property, Standing of Heirs, Rescission of Contract, Compensation for Legal Costs
Source Language
rw
Succession Law Contract Law Sale of Inherited Property Standing of Heirs Rescission of Contract Compensation for Legal Costs

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Parties

Niyonsaba Joselyne (uhagarariye Uwitije Diane)

Applicant

Nyirakamana Eugénie

Applicant

Ndagijimana Eugène

Respondent

Dukuzumuremyi Eugène

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Final Appellate Judgment

  1. 1 Whether a sale agreement executed by a sole registered heir can be annulled due to subsequent recognition of other heirs
  2. 2 Whether the buyer acted in bad faith by purchasing property from a single heir
  3. 3 Entitlement to compensation for legal costs and attorney fees

Ratio Decidendi

A sale agreement executed by a sole registered heir who had been granted full succession rights cannot be annulled solely because other heirs were recognized after the sale; the buyer acted in good faith relying on official registration, and no legal or evidentiary basis exists to rescind the contract or award damages to the applicants.

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed

Orders

  • The application to annul the sale agreement is dismissed for lack of merit.
  • Niyonsaba Joselyne (for Uwitije Diane), Nyirakamana Eugénie, and Ndagijimana Eugène are jointly ordered to pay Dukuzumuremyi Eugène 500,000 Frw as attorney fees and 200,000 Frw as legal costs.