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The High Court granted limited letters of administration for collection and preservation of an estate, but refused prayers to transfer shares and assume company management powers.
The High Court in Arusha granted the probate petition, appointing Invocavit Elinami Temu as administrator of the estate after finding statutory compliance and no caveat.
The High Court at Bukoba granted a probate and administration petition, appointing the named petitioners as executors of the late Sr. Bertha Samwel Malala’s will.
The High Court dismissed an appeal against refusal to revoke an administrator’s appointment, finding no proven forgery or procedural defect.
The court held that an earlier administrator had closed probate, but 25 acres of farm land remained unadministered. The petitioners were appointed to administer that remaining estate.
Properties distributed by family members under customary law and developed by the spouses are matrimonial assets subject to division. Equal division of assets and maintenance for children was proper; maintenance for the appellant was not warranted as she received an equal share of assets.
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The High Court struck out a probate civil appeal after finding a name discrepancy between the petition and the lower-court judgment that made the appeal incompetent.
The High Court allowed an appeal over sale of deceased estate land, holding the administrator lacked authority and the buyer could not rely on bona fide purchaser status.
The High Court at Moshi granted the widow letters of administration pendente lite to manage the deceased’s estate and bank accounts, subject to limits and accounting duties.
The High Court granted letters of administration to Nkumuke Simon Yongolo for his late father’s estate after compliance with citation requirements and no objections.
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