CAROLINE SHOO VS ASANTERABI SHOO

Petitioner is appointed executrix as there are newly discovered assets requiring administration, with compliance to legal requirements and consent from co-heir.

Citation: CAROLINE SHOO VS ASANTERABI SHOO
Parties: Petitioner: Caroline Assanterabi Shoo; Deceased: Assanterabi Irikyaely Shoo; Consenting Heir: Adolph Shoo
Court: TANZLII
Jurisdiction: Tanzania
Judgment Date: 17 October 2025
Procedural Posture: Probate and Administration Cause / Ruling on Application for Grant of Probate for Newly Discovered Assets
Outcome: Application granted
Legal Topics: Grant of Probate, Appointment of Executrix, Administration of Newly Discovered Assets
Source Language: English

Probate Succession Grant of Probate Appointment of Executrix Administration of Newly Discovered Assets

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Parties

Caroline Assanterabi Shoo

Petitioner

Assanterabi Irikyaely Shoo

Deceased

Adolph Shoo

Consenting Heir

Procedural Posture

Probate and Administration Cause / Ruling on Application for Grant of Probate for Newly Discovered Assets

Legal Issues

1 Whether the petitioner should be appointed executrix for newly discovered assets of the deceased's estate

Ratio Decidendi

Petitioner is appointed executrix as there are newly discovered assets requiring administration, with compliance to legal requirements and consent from co-heir.

Court Disposition

Application granted

Orders

Petitioner appointed as executrix of remaining estate
Executrix to exhibit inventory within six months