MARTHA WAMBUI GACHOYA v JOYCE MURINGI KARIITHI [2006] KEHC 1719 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 1719
- Citation
- [2006] KEHC 1719 (KLR)
- Decided
- 29 June 2006
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TypeSuccessionPostureAppeal from original trialCoramB.P. KUBO
Holding
The application for revocation/annulment of the grant was dismissed.
Facts
Martha Wambui Gachoya applied for revocation/annulment of grant of letters of administration intestate issued on 28.07.99 to Joyce Muringi Kariithi. The application was based on four grounds: the proceedings were defective in substance, the grant was obtained fraudulently, the death certificate was forged, and the costs of the application should be provided for.
Issues
- existence or otherwise of an oral Will
- defects in the proceedings to obtain the grant
- fraud in obtaining the grant
- forgery of the death certificate
- costs of the application
Reasoning
The court found that the application was not properly presented and that the grounds for revocation were not supported by evidence.
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
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