Judgment[1998] KEHC 41
In Re Estate of Gatuthu Njuguna (Deceased) [1998] KEHC 41 (KLR)
High Court at Nairobi
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Division and case type: FamilySuccession Cause
REPUBLIC OF KENYA HIGH COURT AT NAIROBI (MILIMANI LAW COURTS) Prob & Admin Cause 172 of 1988 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF GATUTHU NJUGUNA (DECEASED) Issue: Whether, under the Law of Succession Act, the Registrar of the High Court has power to perform the duties and carry out responsibilities of an executor or administrator of the estate of a deceased person. RULING I do not intend to write a long ruling.
Division and case type: CivilCivil Appeal
That evidence so far as it was adduced by the respondent fell foul of the requirements of rule 5 of Order 75: it failed to establish that the appellant was “the relevant “person”. The upshot of that is that the High Court did not have admiralty jurisdiction and the respondent was not entitled to invoke that jurisdiction.