John Gitari Munyi v Mary Wamurango John [2021] KEHC 5062 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 5062
- Citation
- [2021] KEHC 5062 (KLR)
- Decided
- 21 July 2021
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TypeCivil AppealPostureAppeal from a grant of letters of administrationCoramL. NJUGUNA
Holding
The grant is revoked, and the parties are to pursue the pending application for revocation of the certificate of the grant.
Facts
The respondent filed a succession cause for the estate of Vincent Karukenya Munyi, and a grant of letters of administration was issued to her. The appellant filed an application for revocation of the grant based on fraud and concealment.
Issues
- Fraud in obtaining the grant
- Defect in the application for revocation
Reasoning
The court found that the grant was obtained fraudulently and that the application for revocation was defective.
Outcome
Appeal allowed, grant revoked
Orders
- Revocation of the grant issued to the respondent
- Pursue the pending application for revocation of the certificate of the grant
- Files for the succession causes to be placed together during the hearing of the application
Remedies
- Revocation of the grant
- Pursuit of the pending application
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