RICHARD MWANGI vs GRACE GAGUU MARUA JANE WAMBUI MARUA [2002] KEHC 850 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 850
- Citation
- [2002] KEHC 850 (KLR)
- Decided
- 23 September 2002
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TypeCivil AppealPostureAppellant appealed the decision of the Resident Magistrate confirming letters of administration to the land in the names of the respondents.CoramD.K.S AGANYANYA
Holding
The appeal is dismissed with costs as the lower court was right in observing that the appellant waited for the deceased to die to start harassing his widows and had no right of proprietorship over the suit land.
Facts
The deceased owned land registered in his name. After his death, his widows filed a succession cause seeking letters of administration. The deceased's younger brother, the appellant, contested the confirmation of the letters of administration.
Issues
- Whether the deceased held the land in trust for himself and the appellant and his brother
- Whether the appellant and his brother were licensees on the land held in trust
- Whether the deceased was registered as the proprietor of the land instead of his father who was dead at the time of land demarcation
- Whether the appellant and his brother had been in possession of the land even during the deceased's lifetime
Reasoning
The court found that the appellant's evidence was not supported by concrete evidence and that the lower court's decision was based on the deceased's will to hold the land in trust for himself and his brothers.
Outcome
Appeal dismissed with costs
Authorities cited
Cases cited (1)
- Gatimu vs Gachangi (1976) KLR 253
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