Low Ken vs Dufrene (XP 106.2014) [2014] SCSC 408 (1 October 2014)

Low Ken vs Dufrene (XP 106.2014) [2014] SCSC 408 (1 October 2014)

Both legal heirs have consented to the appointment of the applicants as joint executors, and the applicants are not subject to any legal incapacity; therefore, the appointment is granted.

Citation
[2014] SCSC 408
Parties
Petitioner: Jeanette Low-Ken nee Estrop; Petitioner: Suzanne Dufrene; Deceased: Charles Hilaire Dufresne; Deceased: Eudoxie Dufresne nee Lesperance
Court
Supreme Court
Jurisdiction
Seychelles
Judgment Date
1 October 2014
Case Number
XP 106.2014
Procedural Posture
Application for Appointment of Executor / Order
Outcome
application granted
Legal Topics
Appointment of Executor, Intestate Succession
Source Language
English
Succession Law Appointment of Executor Intestate Succession

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Parties

Jeanette Low-Ken nee Estrop

Petitioner

Suzanne Dufrene

Petitioner

Charles Hilaire Dufresne

Deceased

Eudoxie Dufresne nee Lesperance

Deceased

Procedural Posture

Application for Appointment of Executor / Order

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the applicants should be appointed as joint executors to the estate of the deceased persons

Ratio Decidendi

Both legal heirs have consented to the appointment of the applicants as joint executors, and the applicants are not subject to any legal incapacity; therefore, the appointment is granted.

Court Disposition

application granted

Orders

  • Jeanette Low-Ken nee Estrop and Suzanne Dufrene appointed as joint executrixes to the estate of Charles Hilaire Dufresne and Eudoxie Dufresne nee Lesperance
  • File closed