Exparte: Pierre (Xp 139.2014) [2014] SCSC 351 (25 September 2014)

The applicant is competent, not legally incapacitated, has the consent of the sole heir, and is conversant with the duties of executor; thus, appointment is just and necessary.

Citation: [2014] SCSC 351
Parties: Applicant: David Pierre; Deceased: Samuel Anderson Accouche; Heir: Alf Samson Accouche
Court: Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Seychelles
Judgment Date: 25 September 2014
Case Number: Xp 139.2014
Procedural Posture: Ex Parte Application for Appointment of Executor / Order on Application
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

David Pierre

Applicant

Samuel Anderson Accouche

Deceased

Alf Samson Accouche

Heir

Procedural Posture

Ex Parte Application for Appointment of Executor / Order on Application

Legal Issues

1 Whether the applicant should be appointed as executor to the estate of the deceased

Ratio Decidendi

The applicant is competent, not legally incapacitated, has the consent of the sole heir, and is conversant with the duties of executor; thus, appointment is just and necessary.

Court Disposition

Application granted

Orders

Mr. David Pierre of La Louise is appointed as executor to the estate of the late Samuel Anderson Accouche.