PROBATE AND ADMINISTRATION CAUSE NO

Petitioners are biological children and heirs, appointed by a valid family meeting, interested in administration, and caveator's objections lack merit and proof; letters of administration granted to petitioners.

Citation: PROBATE AND ADMINISTRATION CAUSE NO
Parties: Petitioner: Julius Peter Kessy; Petitioner: Agatha Peter Kessy; Caveator: Honest Peter Kessy
Court: TANZLII
Jurisdiction: Tanzania
Judgment Date: 1 January 2022
Procedural Posture: Probate and Administration Cause / Judgment
Outcome: caveat dismissed; letters of administration granted to petitioners
Legal Topics: Letters of Administration, Appointment of Administrator, Intestacy, Clan Meetings, Chagga Customs
Source Language: English

Probate Succession Family Law Letters of Administration Appointment of Administrator Intestacy Clan Meetings Chagga Customs

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Parties

Julius Peter Kessy

Petitioner

Agatha Peter Kessy

Petitioner

Honest Peter Kessy

Caveator

Procedural Posture

Probate and Administration Cause / Judgment

Legal Issues

1 Whether the caveat entered by the Caveator has merits
2 Whether the petitioners are right and proper persons to be appointed as administrator of the estate
3 What reliefs parties are entitled to

Ratio Decidendi

Court Disposition

caveat dismissed; letters of administration granted to petitioners

Orders

Julius Peter Kessy and Agatha Peter Kessy appointed as Administrator and Administratrix respectively of the estate of late Peter Martin Kessy
Letters of Administration to be granted