Exparte: Leong Kee (XP 119.2014) [2014] SCSC 413 (22 October 2014)

Exparte: Leong Kee (XP 119.2014) [2014] SCSC 413 (22 October 2014)

The applicant is appointed as executor because all legal heirs have consented and the applicant is not legally incapacitated.

Citation
[2014] SCSC 413
Parties
Applicant: Marie Lise Leong Kee; Executor: Gerard Sue Louin Leong; Deceased: John Leong Kee; Former Executor: Francis Yat Hong Leong Kee
Court
Supreme Court
Jurisdiction
Seychelles
Judgment Date
22 October 2014
Case Number
XP 119.2014
Procedural Posture
Probate / Application for Appointment of Executor
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

Marie Lise Leong Kee

Applicant

Gerard Sue Louin Leong

Executor

John Leong Kee

Deceased

Francis Yat Hong Leong Kee

Former Executor

Procedural Posture

Probate / Application for Appointment of Executor

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the applicant should be appointed as executor to the estate of John Leong Kee

Ratio Decidendi

The applicant is appointed as executor because all legal heirs have consented and the applicant is not legally incapacitated.

Court Disposition

application granted

Orders

  • Gerard Sue Louin Leong appointed as executor to the estate of John Leong Kee, replacing Francis Yat Hong Leong Kee.
  • Estate of John Leong Kee includes Parcel no. H.930 and undivided shares and interests in immovable properties, Parcel no. S1689, Parcel no. H776, Parcel no. H778, Parcel no. H994 and Parcel no. H1083.