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6 May 2025

Civil procedure RC 00004/2024/SC

KAZAVIYO v MURWANASHYAKA N’ABANDI

Court: Supreme Court
Case number: RC 00004/2024/SC

The Supreme Court held that a claim filed against persons already deceased is inadmissible because deceased persons lack legal personality and cannot lawfully be sued.

Legal personality
Capacity to sue and be sued
Inheritance
Nullity of proceedings against deceased persons
Civil-procedure
Legal-personality

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6 Jun 2014

Civil procedure 0069/11/CS

KAREMERA SUCCESSORS v. RUZINDANA

Court: Supreme Court
Case number: 0069/11/CS

The Supreme Court held that a claim over company property could not proceed against Karemera Boniface individually or his heirs, because he acted as company representative.

Capacity to sue and be sued
Company representation
Contract enforcement
Status of parties
Capacity-to-sue
Company-representation

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