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…Soon thereafter the Bank also received letters from the advocates of the administrators of the deceased's estate to the effect that the said administrators and not LSK had the legitimate right to operate the two accounts.…

…or administrators shall deal with his firm as may be stated in his will; but in case of intestacy, the Council of the Society shall give such directions or instructions to the administrator(s} as may be necessary for the…

…Soon thereafter the Bank also received letters from the advocates of the administrators of the deceased's estate to the effect that the said administrators and not LSK had the legitimate right to operate the two accounts.…

…or administrators shall deal with his firm as may be stated in his will; but in case of intestacy, the Council of the Society shall give such directions or instructions to the administrator(s} as may be necessary for the…

…He states that the applicant has no locus standi as he is not the administrator of the estate.…

…The administrator of the estate has already distributed it to the beneficiaries.…

…He states that the applicant has no locus standi as he is not the administrator of the estate.…

…The administrator of the estate has already distributed it to the beneficiaries.…

…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…

…The Administrator has to be diligent in the performance of his duties as administrator. He is not there to distribute parcels of land only.…

…The next enquiry must answer the question, who is an administrator within the true meaning and intendment of the Act?…

…section 3 says “administrator means a person to whom a grant of letters of administration has been made under this Act”.…

…He states that the applicant has no locus standi as he is not the administrator of the estate.…

…The administrator of the estate has already distributed it to the beneficiaries.…

…Later on the first defendant was also appointed an administrator of the estate of Andrew Mungai Njui in the Succession Cause No 34 of 1983. On behalf of the owners of L.R.…

…An Administrator of an estate derives his title from the grant of letters of administration and the deceased’s property vests on him only as from the date of grant.…

…He annexed to the affidavit, consent of all the beneficiaries, authorizing him and his co-administrators to petition for the grant. In court during the hearing of the application for Revocation, Mr.…

…It is now upto the deceased’s family to either retain the previous administrators, or agree on who should be the administrator to the deceased’s estate.…

…IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA REPUBLIC OF KENYA AT NAIROBI (MILIMANI COMMERCIAL COURTS) Civil Case 508 of 2007 CHARLES NZAU NDETO THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF THE LATE REUBEN MUTUA…................PLAINTIFF VERSUS EURO…

…(vi) That the defendant has never complied with Section 66 of the Law of Succession Act or Sections 52 and 53 of the Transfer of Property Act to have an Administrator appointed for the Estate of the late Reuben Mutua.…

…He was concerned now a joint Administrator can come to court and ask court to exclude a Joint Administrator. He stated that is a misconception of the law.…

…The applicant can bring up an application against a Joint Administrator.…

…But counsel for the applicant has not pressed this aspect of the application and has contented himself to showing that the decision in the Hintz case is no longer good law, namely that a personal representative or administrator…

…In the judgment of the court in that case where the appellant claimed the right to bury her husband as his personal representative, the Court of Appeal had the following to say: “But an administrator is not entitled to bring…

….….........2ND APPELLANT VERSUS HELLEN WAIRIMU MWANGI & SIMON NJOROGE MWANGI (Suing as the Administrators of the estate ofJAMES KANENE MWANGI (Deceased)….................……....RESPONDENT RULING The Memorandum of appeal was…

…Margaret Kambui Rohio (administrator) 2. Mary Nyambura 3. Teresiah Wambui Mungo 4. Jane Wanjiku tatua (administrator) 5. Catherine Njeri Muriuki 6. Nancy Wanjiru Waweru 7. Jane Wamaitha Njonjo 8.…

…In this regard I have considered whether it is prudent to grant another letters of administration jointly to the applicant and the respondents so that the estate of the deceased is not left without an administrator.…

…The court observed: "The administrator is not entitled to bring an action as an administrator before he has taken letters of administration. If he does the action is incompetent at the date of its inception".…

…to oppose the application requiring rectification or amendment of the certificate of confirmation and although the Applicants Leah Wanjiku, Leah Nyagaki and Esther Githiga claim that they had never litigated against the Administrator…

…As administrator of the estates of his wife J and his baby daughter S, he claims compensation for their shortened expectation of lives for the benefit of their estates.…

…Accordingly, I propose to award to the plaintiff as administrator of the estates of J and her daughter S. Under the Law Reform Act, an aggregate sum of Shs 20,000.…

…person(s) in the discretion of the court, considering the petition herein, all the beneficiaries to the estate, the circumstances of the petition and the fact that the deceased’s estate has remained unmanaged by a formal administrator…

…The defence had two witnesses, the companion in the vehicle and an administrator. The driver’s companion admitted that before the accident the plaintiff complained that the steering was bad.…

…The administrator gave evidence that the accident was not reported to the police and the vehicle was not inspected. The vehicle was grounded seven months later for lack of spares.…