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The High Court allowed a probate appeal, found no sufficient proof that the estate had been distributed in 1982, reinstated the appellant as administratrix, and ordered her to file inventory within one month.
The High Court reinstated the appellant as administratrix, found no sufficient proof that the estate had been distributed in 1982, and ordered her to file an inventory within one month.
High Court allowed a probate appeal in part, upholding the five-administrator arrangement and setting aside only the order closing the deceased’s estate.
The High Court dismissed a second appeal over revocation of letters of administration, holding that excluding key family members from the nomination process justified revocation.
The proceedings and appointment of the appellant as administrator were null and void due to failure to revoke the previous administratrix's appointment in the original case file and improper reassignment of the case without determination of the objection against the presiding magistrate.
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The High Court quashed conflicting probate judgments after finding the trial court had issued contradictory decisions on the same estate administration dispute.
The High Court upheld revocation of an estate administrator’s appointment, finding the primary court was not functus officio and could appoint a new administrator.
The High Court ordered the Administrator General to administer a deceased mother’s estate after finding both sibling-heirs had mishandled the administration.
The High Court dismissed a probate appeal, holding that the disputed house was the respondent’s property, not part of the deceased’s estate.
The High Court dismissed an appeal over the appointment of an estate administrator, holding the record showed the appellant had been heard in the district court.
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