Tanzania Case Law

stephen maliyatabu another vs consolata kahulananga 2023 tzca 132 22 march 2023

Court

TZCA

The Court of Appeal held that a probate dispute was wrongly decided using marriage-law principles, quashed the High Court judgment, and remitted the matter for rehearing.

• Appointment of administrator
• Exercise of judicial discretion
• Scope of probate proceedings
• Misapplication of marriage law in probate
• Probate-and-administration
• Appointment-of-administrator

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maria gili joseph vs salome jackson leguna 2020 tzhc 1301 30 june 2020

Court

TZHC

Both the trial and appellate courts exceeded their jurisdiction by adjudicating matrimonial issues instead of confining themselves to probate matters; only the Primary Court has jurisdiction to appoint an administrator.

Source excerpt

• Appointment of administrator
• Jurisdiction of courts
• Scope of probate proceedings

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