19900825 TZHC Dar es Salaam

" IGGJ. ThG subjGct-r:.12.ttcr of tb.iG cnso is c pioco of' lm:cl described ns ~:•1ot lTo .II Bloc:;: Ho .3, Gor..12.li 0 troot, m:1ria.koo i·ro2,; :.Jcr os 3clncu:1it Tl~o i:;ro 1)orty onco l:lolm::.goc~ to one :-:aoisi Epnngnlc.la. clic.s Lwotur:n·rntu who dioc. in r-:c.:.rch 1 198'7, I-Io hod>durin~r,hi □ lij':O tir:10, built c hou □ 6 thoroo~, do □ cribod c.s house TTo,7, Ho had nlso _-0crotton two children, ne:uoly l:i;:1in2. fo:1.1:-iisi-, c forn:110 1 end Jurn:, Ha. □isi, c r.1c,lc .. ,·.,:,inC\ c1iod tuo ,:10;.1tl1s bcfor0 hi1:1_1 on 19/1 /07.. Ju□c is still olive- Issa Hassen E. Vidcllq 1 tho C?pollcnt, nppliod to bo ap?ointod a.dl:1inistrntor of t:-:c ootnto of i.uinc;; I-fo. □isi. I-Io r.12c".o t}·.e ap?licction on 6/J/89 to t~c district court ct ITisutu 1 attachina n docur.:ent purporting to be tI-:o uill of Ifo::1ioi £-,1p2nGnlc.lc. f'l.nnoxturo 1~ 11 .•• Tho docu□ ont is (iC: tod 7/1 o,i69 enc~ accordinc; to ·it, Flrmioi l-'.ipcnc;elcl2 boqucnthod ti"le w:i.-1010 of hio not ostnto to Lnina :acoiai c.nc1 two other persons who uoro 1.1.i □ oiotoro • Viclnllc, C:i.Jpci.ro:,.tly n ~~o :..~olction of tho docoasod, 1-mo Qj_:-:)ointoc1. ocli:1iniotro.tor on 12/9/09. 3oon cftor thG c:oet1:: of :-Icr:1ioi l'-'lpo.ncalo.la Jur.12 I:c,:1ioi opplioc1 to bo appointed ad~!~iotrctor of nic ootcto to tho ~~i □cry court It coor.1s t::..ct Jur.1n i1ad then ;.10 :V-...nowloc:Go about tl10 oxistonco of duly ap?ointod nd~i~i □ trctor of tho estate. Gubooquontly, in 19DQ, Ju□ a sold tho property to En □isi ~Io saic: ho ci.iG~JOSOC! of tho. :;_:)roporty bocc.;.;.sc it Le.cl i,x-:ssod dovm to ~1ir.1 no !10 uno tl-:o only survivinc; pc::;..~Go:::, u:10 Hao anti tlod to inhori t tl:.o p:1.~oporty. Upon tho coc?lotion o:.: tho transfer of tho pro~ort7 Zownnco prevailed upon t~o tocnntc to vacate tho houoo and paid each c □ uci of oho. J,ooo/- , c,s. co;·,1:)0$...SO.tion. Ho tnon dor.1oliob.ocl tl10 house 2.nd stn.:c--,- tod conn'tructinc 2 110:·1 ono in its :)lace. Viclnlla ,res ngcriovocl n:nd wont to tho court of rooi~ont 8n3istrato nt Kisutu to institute :;_Jrocoodine;s ne;ninot Zmnmco. =-~c :.:iloc: tl10 suit on 15/1 2/09. o._s contention ~as oa □ onti2ll7 t~ct tho pro~orty woo pert of t~o ootcto I-Inr.lioi !::;y virt~o of .i:..:-:.noxturc ;.' . tl1ot Zoucm.:-;c WC'.G c: tros- QilCl --~ •·• ./2 •· ..". ~ ..... Tho roliofs soL;5::t ~JY vidc:kl-_auoro (n) 2 doclnrc.tio:::. t].1c:t t~-:ic property bolon[_;'od to t~rn clococood .i.r.1inc Enr.1isi, (b) ovictio~1. of Zownngo fro□ tho ~lot, (ci) do □ olition on~ ro □ ovnl of tho otructuro conotructod on tho plot, (ct) a porpotunl injunction rostr8ining ZownnGc fro □ troa~noainc on tho plot, c.nd (c) costs of tho ouit. J.ftor honrinr; tI.-:o jf~rtios :me tl:-,iir wi tl'1ossos tho 102.rnod senior rosido::.1.t :~12.s-ist:..,2to :i.1.old in his judcnont thct tho ::;nlo of' tho property to Zownne;o 1-ms ~ vclid disposotion nncl b.c disrJissccl tho suit nncl n,;,mr'2oG. t:-:o coo ta to ZownnGo. Tl-:o lco.rnoc. r.12.cis tro. to roached that decision u~on hio findinG that tho so~lor Juen Hooisi hac1·· s·;tteht cmd obtcdnoc.: a crcm.t of' c::duiniatrc-.tion o:f tho osto.tc, of' his :fnthcr l-for.1isi 1::x:::1:::;c:lc.lb, the. t ho wns thon tho only survivinc 1- in:horitor, thct ho_solc1 o.ncl Zowc.ngo purcho.sod tho prO:i,JCrty in good • :faith, honestly, without f'::-o.ud nnc1 uithout any lmo,-llodcc of tho o.:idstonco of l,nnoxturo 1~. Tho judgr.1ont is dated 27/2,/90. Vic~nllc. ho.s coco to this court on n?pco.l• contondirtG~ in fine, thnt tho 1Jropcrty wns part of tho ostc1to of' J:,i:1inn I-!rm:Lsi, by virtue of Jmncxturo 1~, and subr.1i ttincs thnt tho jud6 i:10nt of tho 1crn.rnocl r.m(tistrnto was bad in lc.,-r a.nd unjust. In tho fid~J 0nalysis tho bo.sis of Vidnlln's clni□ is lm..."'loxture J•• Viowoc1 in t:'-10 lic;ht of' several fnctuo.l nncl lcc;c.l considorntions, o.s c:01:1011strntoc1. horoundor, I nr.1 o.frc:.icl 1 nothinc; could eo to /:.mine or hor cst2to unclor that clocui:,or~t cmcl tho wl1olo clni □ is misconceived. Tho will in q_ucati,J:.1. ue,o uc,do by o. qoolcr:1. It io, thoro:foro, imporntivo thct it should bo considorod and construed in nccordnnco with tho principles of Isla□io lcw~ ITow under Islo□ic low o.n heir is disqunlifiod to bo t~o subject of o. willA If ho is ondo one, tho bequest to hir.1 io void, unle~.rn oti-"10r hoirs civo their consent nftor tho doo.th of tho tosto.tor. Go oven i£ J~minn hc.c. survivoc: I-Ia.r:1ioi Npon[;"o.laln, tho consent of hor brother Jur,m would hnvo boon required to give effect to tho bequest. Secondly, n will in raony syotcca, is c.mbulc.tory until tho testator's death. hs such it conforo no bono:fi t, liowevar slicr..t, u:)on tho object of .tho '\~,stc.tor I s ben0:fnction until tho r.1or.1ont of' his dooth. f..1-:-iinc. died hoforo tho testator~ So oven if she woro not on hoir sho would not hnvo o.cquiroc1 nny locncy under ti10 uill, for tho locncy uoulc: l1nvo lnpsod nnto □ atically upon her death for tho benefit of tho h9irs. Thirdly', o Moslor:1 1 o· power to boquoc.t by will r.1ust not be usod to tho injury of tho heirs~ So to tho extent thc.t tho toat~tor purported to esi vo not:-::.i:1c to Ju1:1n, for apparently no vc..licl roe.a on, tho said will was·void, • ... J - Fourthly, n boqt.1oo·c ~:;y ct ii:oslOl:1 cru2 only tnko effect to t~10 extent of one -t~:.irc1 of' t7:10 :::.ot cote.. to, unless tho c:i::cooo io ronclorcd vnlicl by co:.1co:,.t civcm by tl-ic inl1eritoro nftbl"' tho don th of the tost2tor o.t1 u:1.losG there o.x-e no ouch heirs. Inns □uch ns tho testator :~m:...porteC: to devise tho wl:.olo of' not \ estate nncl in vim, of tho f'oct tb.C\t tho ourvivinc heir hns not ,,. given ocA,iser,~ • to tho oJ:eccs, bequests to tho other bono:fioi 4 rics under that will lToulc:. o.br,to riatoo.bly j.f tho will wore othoi·•wiDo . porf'oct. Vidnlln has nlso souc;:::1t to roly on ;;irobato cause ITo.41 of 1909 of' tl10 c.istrict cour-t a.t I:isutu~ T:-:o question io -...,hothoi" tho procoodin::;s in tb.c t ::1c ttor affect this ccso • Tho i--cc:::;rd of those proceedings have boon ::12.do nvciJ.n:~lc to th:i,G co.urt nnc.l I hnvc oxnr:1inccl tho SQC10e Th.8t prob0.to c2..uoo ,..,.::-.::, r.100.nt to be Ci sr:mll ccta.to ca.use. J~s nontionccl nl:;_~or:dy, Vid2ll2. a:~:i.Jliod to bo appointed nc1nin:i.strn tor of' tho cote. to of /,:-.1inn, 2.llceinG thct - ·-:u J~r.tlnn diocl lo a vine- c will~' nanoly lmnoxturo J;.. Thc:t ·wcis n fa1s4'!: nllegation bccnuso l,1u~oxturo /. wns not □ode by i,i:1inn but by hor f'o.thor I-Im.1isi H:pnncnlnlc. · 1~ ceneral ci tntion was publi:::;hoc i:n t~1e Gazette thow;h under tho lc..u i t wns not required. Thero wc.s ao r.1ontio::.1 about a ~-1:i.l.lltn tl:ctt citntion, Ilona appeared before tho court to oyposo tho.application nnd Vidalln roforonco to a will, In t:·10 circu;:1atcl1cco Ju1:in ccmnot, in rny viow, bo cloo,:1oc~ to hnvo known that tho procoec1ines in t:i.1Gt co.uoo touched en tho will. /.s I s co it t Vic1o.llo. 'G np:;_Jlic8 tioa wo.s ainply ono f'or o.:~J]?ointinc hir.1 to nclr.1inistcr tho z,.mll ostnto of' A1:1im:: who hnd dice-, ii1.toctc.tc, I tnko tho view thnt tho:;:,o. procoodinc;s cnnnot hcvo cny of:f'oct over tho property ancl that :1.otl:inc in t~~o present CGGC cnn turn on tl!oso 1Jrococdinr;a. I n9 antisfiod thGt there were o. nm:,bor o-f: circ~1:u,tc:ncos tr21ich ,;mro cloo.rly o.nc~ :fiJ."i:1ly ncainot Vnclalln' s clo.ir.1 nnc.1 that tho lenrnecl □ngiatrc to wc:a ju:::;tif'ioc: to c1israiso tho suit• T~1is G.:i_):i_)enl ;l.o, nccorclincly, disr.1iss_ec: c:nc: no the rosponc1ont did not npponr nt tho hocrinc I cake no orcla:..~ to cocto.