NA TZCA Dar es Salaam5
The land in question was personal property of the appellants' father, not clan land, and was validly bequeathed to the respondent by will, which was properly executed and read out in the presence of relatives.
- Citation
- NA TZCA Dar es Salaam5
- Parties
- Appellant: Elizeus Rwabugera; Appellant: Fulmela Rwabugera; Respondent: Haji Sadik Omar
- Court
- TZCA
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 1 October 1982
- Procedural Posture
- Civil Appeal / Final Appellate Judgment
- Outcome
- appeal dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Validity of Will, Inheritance of Land, Clan Land Vs Personal Property
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Elizeus Rwabugera
Appellant
Fulmela Rwabugera
Appellant
Haji Sadik Omar
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Final Appellate Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the disputed land was clan land or personal property
- 2 Whether the will bequeathing the land to the respondent was valid
Ratio Decidendi
The land in question was personal property of the appellants' father, not clan land, and was validly bequeathed to the respondent by will, which was properly executed and read out in the presence of relatives.
Court Disposition
appeal dismissed
Orders
- Appeal dismissed; decision of lower courts upheld
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