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KATSANDE v KATSANDE & ORS 2010 (2) ZLR 82 (H)

2010 (2) ZLR p82

Citation

2010 (2) ZLR 82 (H)

Case No

Judgment No. HH-113-10

Court

High Court, Harare

Judge

Chitakunye J

Heard

13 October 2009

Judgment

1 July 2010

Counsel

H Mucheche, for the applicant
T Hangazha, for the second respondent
No appearance for the first third and fourth respondents

Case Type

Civil application

Annotations

Link to case annotations

Flynote

Administration of estates - administrator or trustee - inherent power of court to remove administrator or trustee in appropriate circumstances

Administration of estates - executor - duties - duty to act in good faith an in accordance with provisions of will - selling property contrary to provisions of will - sale a nullity - removal of executor - grounds - failure to perform duties according to mandate

Administration of estates - Master - duties and responsibilities - consent to sale of estate property - inquiry before granting such consent -need to take positive steps to verify application for consent to sale

Succession - will -purported sale of a house by executor not in accordance with provisions of will - fraudulence of executor - wrongful consent thereto by Master - rights of minors with interest in will -failure of Master to seek court's authority for sale of house –purported sale a nullity

Succession - will - trustee or executor appointed under a will - inherent power of court to remove such person -failure of testamentary executor to perform his duties - court entitled to remove him

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