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The Supreme Court of Rwanda held that a claim filed against deceased respondents is inadmissible and cannot be examined on the merits.
A deceased person lacks legal capacity to appeal; only successors may appeal, and must do so in their own names and interests. An appeal filed in the name of the deceased is inadmissible and cannot be regularized. The appeal by Irto Mattia (deceased) was not accepted for lack of capacity and standing.
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The Court of Appeal held that a clarification judgment must stay within its limits and that the donor of umunani chooses the property to be given.
The Supreme Court held that JULIA SHOP, as a sole proprietorship business name, lacked legal personality and could not sue in its own name. The appeal succeeded.
Kantengwa Epiphanie lacked the legal capacity and interest to intervene because she could not independently bring a claim against RDB for the cement debt or USD 20,000, and her claim was not sufficiently interconnected with the principal claim between RDB and the heirs of Mubumbyi Manasseh. Her claim was based on different legal grounds (will and affidavit) than the principal claim (contract of sale), making it an independent rather than interconnected claim.
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The Supreme Court held that a car lessee lacked standing to claim damages for a leased vehicle, while the owner could recover damages for delayed repair.
Supreme Court upheld dissolution of a hotel sale contract, found no proof the seller caused loan refusal, and awarded reasonable damages and fees on cross-appeal.
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