RUSANGANWA v MUSABYIMANA N’ABANDI
The High Court found that Rusanganwa Frederic was unjustly deprived of his inheritance rights in the prior judgment, as he was entitled to inherit his late father's share of the estate left by Ngirumpatse Paul. The court held that while he was not entitled to inherit as a child of Ngirumpatse Paul, he was entitled to his father's share by representation. The estate should be redistributed so that Rusanganwa receives his father's share, and the remaining portions are divided equally among Musabyimana Rebecca and Gihana Benjamin, representing their late father Nkerabigwi John. No damages were a…
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- Inheritance rights
- Distribution of estate
- Standing of grandchildren in succession
- Effect of prior judgments
- Legal status of adopted children