19920515 TZHC Dar es Salaam

CIVIL 1f.?:.:::~r.L ITC 31 OF 1990 1-his is on np1,col by i.1:c.:::nc: Jaidi Luooa1:1a ogoit1ot. tbo Jucli$4cm'i of tho Rcsidc::::.t L2::.:io·brr::(;c 1 o Court. T::i.o Court o! \ I' ReGiclent Mo.giilt:t"otc ut :~i::r;;·~t..: cntcrtainocl sot:o dot1bt Ol'l 't,ho gaw.1~e_, of tl:o wiJ.l of t~.lt) dcocaocd i11 tb.i:J o 0 so nnd rcjcctocl it. TJ.10 ovicleno-G given uc.c -~::ct ti.10 c1ccc~sed Zonn l-iohc1:1~c;t l<lfi a ~ Ln whiob. sl:.c disii:l1ori tee: Gclir.10 Rni:~c.clhnni ~11d ctovioocl he. house ct I'-5-,-mnnnynr.1£".ln to -~I:o c.:;._;pollcnt nnd bis brothoro a11cl 'bhe houso at IjLol.E,ngulu - 'le::. o:.."o. to :?tc.1r.mci.hnni Ifolar.m tc., TI1.j.e · ~:, done by _he\, lc.nt will. :.:clir.~ Ri:-.r.1~cE:nni woo her clnughte.. and To.bu i1c,.r.1r.ct:br..i (clceoc.::;cC:) wno cloo 1:or clcughtor nnd 1:iotbe1' I ot --h~ op:9ellmlli and hi::, brot::cr. Tho ~osuo \i.n the oot.1:..,t ·:)c.1011 oontrod 011 tho vc.licli 'f:7 of tbe wW of tho dcc~,nsed. Ev:L.:o::.:c0 i·Tc,o lod to tho e:f:fcct tl1nt t::o dac;QoDcd r.'!.:'lde 11ir ,;-;ill i~ t:.:.o :rcocncc of' the ter: ocll loaclc:r I lib<l.al.'-°h 3elt.lr.l flof'u, !-1t-Tirqihiji J,:xlnllch .·nncl Gcidi l,:::;00. 3aic11t ,1,.lose poop l c aiµnca. ""1 . i-- ~ nc 11:1.-cn0::::nca ' ' . o.c-'=' t·1:.0 will •vn:1011 . . . ..._. i., ... 10 . cwcez::octt·'· ..·· tb:unbp~~~o<l I a.ftor I it uca • rccc~ .,)vcr to hcl"' :i.n t:10 b.cc.ring ·of ol.1 thooo pt>oserit • ·Jil t~1.ouei.1 ·t!:.o clcconncC: wc.s advised to go 'bo tho CCP·~ Of'i'ieo I she was ~ntlblc tc do o o ···:,oo~ut.o 0110 -;•ms :siol~, There wc.s furtl-:.cr I GVi~:0:100 --t::C\t tl:o dCC0C;Sec1 hcc1 c1J.sot-rnod it-io objca°'or 3c.lir.10 :a.cr.;~c~~:~:,.:i o.i::ic1 clioinhe~i tod hor _bocc.ua~ fle latter hcd bopto:.1 .,i;,.,.e C.4coci:.aQc: nnd wws ir.1prioo11e~ :tor a:i....-t I:1pnths I G1.ncl on objootor ho.cl o.gciti nttco~ced iJ.1.0 dcooa::Hlda . ' Tho toarnod Genior 2osidcnt r-~::G'istrate obsorvod th~'fJ the clecoa.sed nodo the will u:~.(,n:1 o~:c :160 very oick Qnd too oic~.: 1:Jo (to to the CCI--i off'icc. Goco.::ic:17 ho ;_oboorvoc.1 tl:.o.t tllc will wca · I p~ope3:ed by 0110 of' t::c ::,c~1o;c'ic:i.i:.u:·ipo and recd ::iy the onr.1e pc:i-oon ond tJ.10 cleooasod 1<iao co~,~oc! ~o ois-;.: cnc1 she t:1ur.1b-print.cc~ tl:c St\tlGI Tho lao.t"nccl i-::cicio·~;."'c:to ,-rc.o :.1ot certain of her r.1cmt.:tl 1 ftPt1~lty ct tho ti1:10 o:f oie,;.;.i::l::; 0::1 it and concluded t=:.nt tho de~eased wos oonoic!c:i:'c:~::ly old apd i::.cr r.1cnto.l ec:paoi ty woi:t!~t He "1-1.erofox-e cloubted t:1.0 g0r.JJ:i.:.:i.~os of tho will and went op to ;ejeo'(t ii-. Eo thon dociclcc:. 1,::0.t thG dioputcd houoc be oold and 11 ~o l?~O® bo OCl~lly ~vjtj.ocl a,:,onc; t.i:~e ~c.rtioo oonoernod," •• •/2. .. .... ( ... 2 - '1~' r:,2.de this ruling a:fte1.1 o-::ioel:'Vin;; t:.:at the ap:)licant and his :;:,arties in the eote.•:;e on "0ehalf' 0£ •. !their c!eeeased nether. 1-;r 1-:J:ons"'t-ta, learned Cou:::2oel f'ol" ·c:~e o:)pellant argued iYhat uh~ ~~al 1'~agi3trate did :not ac;re~ to t:1e appoint1::ent of the· / ...~ · ,aF;•ellan-11 as e.dr:1iniotrator an.cl pl"Ooeec:.ecl to ecljuclicote on □attera . wl:ioh ·were not before the Court. :-:e o~dc: that t::e trial oourt wa:s ,.· aup-;;oce~/ifJpoit1t the ad::1i:1:l.at:....sd;or and not to decicle that the house 'i.:ie · 001c:, ·· With ~egard. to -~:·:e will, El"' E::o;:2.;ua argued. t!1.at the trial . l'lagio ~ate .e1"red in no:b e.ccepting t:.:.e -;-Till ,;-rhicl1 wao properly l~ade beQause the deceas-ed l.nc'!. testai:,e1:.ta:i:-y oapaoity to do ao. ae re:tej.1l."'~c1 to the 1ta\'L,.O{ 3Y.Q£.~9..-?.i9.; by lT .:.J .3aou, 4-th Edi 1'ion wh:l,oh · giveo vhe re~ttire1:ients fer 3 will. IIe ,;-1e1~t on to argue that the deceased kneH the 11ature of t!:e :_::,1"0:)e:.."'t7 e..1d her relationship 'td.th t:1e benef':loiariao • Tho decec:occ~ ·u2.G 1:1ot r)repareci. to -"Qiqueai,h b.e.- ;.-,rop~t:r to ti;.e responcl0:;::t wi t!1 uho;.:1 she had quaro1led and Gle9ic!.ecl "i;o .))equeath the ~:;ro::crty to ::er gr~ ..1c1 ehilAren, He at-gt.ied I dec;~~ed wao of sou:.:..d 1:1inct. He con~luded his aubr.d,soion Wal~ 1-1agi$tl:tate d,;Lt.: not c1eoic1(;) on ii:'le hou.oe at Ilolangulu this 1QuGe ! was in t:..8 t-ri11 z.s . ~-rell. In J;teply to the su:;r:1iasio:1, t::-e r0Dpo11derit Ol:lid. that s11e we.a I the C:augh-ger o~ tl:c deoeascc~ c,:.:c.: elc:er oio·~er to the □ other of the a~:,:Jlicants who \ts dead. The res:_:io1.1::e!1.t ·was dioputin6· the will because i'b i:·rao riot witdczsecl by the CC:t-.: o:ti'S..ce, e.nc. tl:.at tl10 requirer.1ent0 \ for a will we:t'c not folihowed. :t:.e sa::!.c:. ·li~::.21t o:,.e was e1:titled to be a?:;;o;f.ntecl ·ac1.:.:-:irli:Jtrator. ' In tp.e cet:~"Oe of writing t~:ic jud.:;-:·.1ent l heve been D.oldng ~t.,t wi1ether 'the Resident itaG:1.s -~ra -~e 'o Court had Jut:isdiction ~o er..te~te.~1 th~ Probate and l.c: .ir-~ia-t:...,~tion Cnuoe in view of i the Z~ct that it\ is not filed aa a r.,~:1all eotete. Sect;i.011 18 (1)(a) (i) ei' the Hag:i,.ptrate's Courts' .l.c~ 1501.:- f;-iveo power to the pr:t.1:1ary I Coui... t ~o hear al+ proc<aeC:.in(?G o:t a o:'..vi: nature where the law I e.ppl,j.c;~ble io .oun to□ary li:li'T or Ic. la:·.1i() le:-:-r. 011, tI-:i0 other hand 1 Ji oe~tion 40 (1) (b) of the MaGiot~etea~ Oo~rto 1 hot confers juriocliotio7 -~ I on t::e D1str:i.ct Court or Cou:;..--t of' ~ :·:eoiclGnt lf.agistrate in all . :i:i•,•; sutJ.-i otb.e~ llX"Oceeclings· unclcz, any ,·J'l t~on lc.u for the time being 1 :',. ·~= tn to;oe ~ reopeot of v~io~ juricQiction io eo~ferred on a distri•i Cottr-q by any ouoh law. Soot:i.on 40 (2) of the ::;~::10 J,ct ·2.100 :crovicloo as .follows: A dWt:L"'iot Court wl:0n :-:clc ".Jy a Civil 1:mgistr2te shall, in additi_on to ti:c jui":1.oC:ioti.o::.c. oet out, in suboection ( 1) hove and ~;..ercioG o:o;:.:;in2,l jt.1ricdiotion in proceedings o-£ civil :r:1ature, ot1:el"' t~:::an ~1:.y auoh ~rocoecling.o in ~op,o.ct o~Ullj.ol1 jurio.c:liotion io conferred by written ... '~ y ••• I 2.. 1,}>j_-. - 3 ... lew Gjt:olusive'Ly on ~0::.10 ot:::cr oo~l:'t or courto but ( subject to c.;.1y 0~:Jrcas o;;oe~:,t:i.0~1. in any otI:iex- J.aw } . auc!:. juriodiotio11 sJ.:all be lir.1i tecl ., q~]J.la.i-ly the Proba·;;e 2;.:.d llc1,:,i11iotr2!tion OrC:immoe ·Cap 44i oe~t:l.on J oonferD on ·bho ~-:ii.gh Co~.,t Ju:t'iac.1:i.c.tion in· al1 ' ' r.1ai:.te;.,., rel.a~i.,g to prob.ate ;;.ncl t:~e <lCbi1:i.atr~tion of deoe~seds • eoi)a 'ij63 • w:i:t,h pover to gront :,::cobe. tee of ,-Tills anc1 lette~o of' -;tOf '" ' or .~vo.1~ adr.1in:i.a\;'at:l.on -;o :the o::.tctco a:r cle.c.Gac-Gcl l~~OZl3 EU1d 'bo eu.QA g'l'anto. :C~ t:;. only ·'4'hen tho C:_:dof' .Juc'b:1,oe c:1::;poilltD a Ree:Lclent l,~agj.o~~to to be a Diotrict :>o~oc;e:l:e u:1clo;.. oee-&ion 5 ( 1) of the 1 O.,c1:i.nZ;nQe i:ha'& such .1:1.es1,.clol.:t 11.:ag:totl"~to r;1a7 e;:o::oi::H~ J.ur!od~t:l.on 'n. o~~-;e~s :r:e.lat:t.ng to. pruL/i;o and ad::1ir.J.otr.l~on• l'b ~s no11 thete:f-ore clear -bo 1:1e b.OlJ' i,ha lenrned Senior .1eoide~t Mag.1.st.3;-cte aooui:1_0d jt1l'ioc'l.i~t.io:1 in tuio cnse which 's not a Dnial!l. eoi;G!.tc and whioh :ta goveh1.ed 7.::7 Iclar.1;!.~ 1e•,,• I hold tha1 tl:e Rooic1cnt Liagi::itre.tc-f.s Cot.t,.,.ili, for t:c.e ~ee.sono given above, had I no Ju~1acJ.wibn jn the o~tte~. ! t::ore~o~ dacl~re thG ~rooeed;.nGP ' 4;-1 t:1e Court qf' t7:1e Resid~--it l~z-G:i..citz-et(l l'lul:I. and void Zo,:o WE:int ' ot jt.;;1.odi~tid-:.1. The r.1Ea~ter nl:otild i.:o 'bd!Gn bcfo~o a court of i 0::1:,oten'I, JuV-4:;dic.t:i.:,on !lf' any of t:-:ie :)E',rrtlica vri.sl~~Hl to pu..-sue f1e r.1~ tvc.-. \ :r r.'la!r..e no!' orde%' a; ·- · , , .. - • - - ....... , ___ M• • • •••• o• A. =1..:::i~T1 ' "' J'U:JG:C ~- 4 ,I 4·' ... · • ..