Evelyn Aciro, Alfred Bongomin v Y.E. Obina (Civil Suit No.20 Of 1997) (Civil Suit No.20 of 1997) [1999] UGHC 18 (10 June 1999)

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}\pard \qc \li0\ri0\sl360\slmult1\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid12341123 {\b\insrsid8332505\charrsid12270964 VERSUS \par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\sl360\slmult1\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid12341123 {\b\insrsid8332505\charrsid12270964 Y. E. OBINA }{\b\insrsid12341123\charrsid12270964 ::::::::::::::::::::::}{ \b\insrsid8332505\charrsid12270964 ::::::::::::::::}{\b\insrsid10167719\charrsid12270964 ::::::::}{\b\insrsid8332505\charrsid12270964 :::DEFENDANT \par \par }\pard \qc \li0\ri0\sl360\slmult1\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid12341123 {\b\ul\insrsid8332505\charrsid12270964 BEFORE: HON. MR. JUSTICE I. O. MALINGA \par \par JUDGMENT \par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\sl360\slmult1\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid12341123 {\insrsid8332505\charrsid12270964 \par }\pard \qj \li0\ri0\sl360\slmult1\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid12341123 {\insrsid8332505\charrsid12270964 The first plaintiff is the widow of the }{\insrsid12341123\charrsid12270964 late}{ \insrsid8332505\charrsid12270964 Lt. Joseph Paito of Patiko Ajulu who died intestate on July 18, 1995. \par The second plaintiff is the son of the deceased. The plaintiffs brought this suit for the revocation of the letters of administration granted to the defendant

on July 7, 1997 in High Court at Gulu Administration Cause No. 33 of 1997. the basis of this action is that the deceased died intestate, and the defendant, father of the de c eased without the knowledge or consent of the plaintiffs applied for and obtained letters of administration when he was not the most suitable person to be granted letters of administration and that the defendant has since obtained the letters of administr ation mismanaged the estate to the }{\insrsid11469647\charrsid12270964 detriment}{\insrsid8332505\charrsid12270964 of the plaintiffs. \par }{\insrsid11469647\charrsid12270964 \par The defendant was second with summons to enter appearance, but he did not enter appearance or file a defence. \par The hearing therefore proceeded ex-parte. \par \par At the hearing Mr. Olaa, counsel for the plaintiffs framed four issues for deterioration by the court. These are: \par {\listtext\pard\plain\insrsid11469647\charrsid12270964 \hich\af0\dbch\af0\loch\f0 1.\tab}}\pard \qj \fi-705\li1065\ri0\sl360\slmult1\widctlpar\jclisttab\tx1065\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\ls1\adjustright\rin0\lin1065\itap0\pararsid596838 { \insrsid11469647\charrsid12270964 whether the letters of administration granted to the defendant should be revoked. \par {\listtext\pard\plain\insrsid596838\charrsid12270964 \hich\af0\dbch\af0\loch\f0 2.\tab}}{\insrsid596838\charrsid12270964 whether in the

circumstances of this case letters of administration should be granted to the first plaintiff. \par {\listtext\pard\plain\insrsid596838\charrsid12270964 \hich\af0\dbch\af0\loch\f0 3.\tab}who is to take custody of the children of the deceased. \par {\listtext\pard\plain\insrsid596838\charrsid12270964 \hich\af0\dbch\af0\loch\f0 4.\tab}remedies, if any, available to the plaintiffs or either of them. \par }\pard \qj \li0\ri0\sl360\slmult1\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid596838 {\insrsid596838\charrsid12270964 \par In an attempt to prove their case the plaintiffs called 3 witnesses. The first was ACIRO EVALYNE}{\insrsid13111619\charrsid12270964 }{\insrsid596838\charrsid12270964 (PW1), 30 years old, v endor in Owino market, Gulu Central Market, a resident of Acholi Road, Pece in Gulu Municipality. \par \par She testified that she got married to the deceased in 1992}{\insrsid13111619\charrsid12270964 at Pece. The marriage was according to Acholi customary marriage. The deceased paid shs. 100,000 /= as dowry, leaving a balance of shs 200,000/=. The deceased also paid shs 50,000/= as compensation for the children they had had before marriage. The marriage was witnessed by a document written by Benayo Ocaya (PW3) uncle of the deceased.}{ \insrsid12153646\charrsid12270964 They lived thereafter as husband and wife till the death of the deceased on July

7, 1995. PW1 nursed the deceased in the hospital till his death. The deceased left her residing in Government Quarters at Senior Quarters Gulu Municipality. However after 8 months t he army requested her to leave those quarters. She went to the }{\insrsid6634211\charrsid12270964 defendant}{\insrsid12153646\charrsid12270964 to be allowed to occupy the deceased\rquote s home at Limu, but the defendant refused and instead offered her to }{\insrsid6634211\charrsid12270964 occupy}{\insrsid12153646\charrsid12270964 the deceased\rquote s home at Ariaga village which had been damaged by the re bels. The defendant therefore moved to rented }{\insrsid6634211\charrsid12270964 accommodation}{\insrsid12153646\charrsid12270964 in Gulu Municipality. The defendant thereafter applied for }{\insrsid6634211\charrsid12270964 letters}{ \insrsid12153646\charrsid12270964 of administration to the estate of the deceased without the knowledge or consent of the plaintiffs. }{\insrsid6634211\charrsid12270964 According to PW1 the defen dant has ignored them, mismanaged the estate for his own benefit. The deceased left a completed building with 10 rooms at Tegwana, an in completed house at Limu and a house at }{\insrsid15740793\charrsid12270964 Ariaga village. The deceased left several children only two of whom were by th e first plaintiff. Some of these children were left out in the application made by the

defendant for letters of administration. PW1 also tendered in evidence exhibit P.2 being a pass book for account in the Co-operative Bank Gulu, A/C No. 6871 with a ba lance of shs 820, 748/= not mentioned by the defendant in his application. \par The second witness was Bongomin Alfred (PW2), son of the deceased aged 22 years. He told court that he is in S.4 in Sir Samuel Baker School, Gulu. He told court that his late father during his life told him that, the first plaintiff was his (deceased \rquote s) wife. PW2 told court that the defendant is his paternal grandfather. He said two of his half-brothers, }{\insrsid5510243\charrsid12270964 Isaiah}{\insrsid15740793\charrsid12270964 Ogola and Jimmy Okwera were left out in the defendant\rquote s application. Also the deceased account No. 6871 in Co-operative Bank Gulu was not mentioned. He also testified that the defendant is denying rental income from the properties of his late father but is not }{\insrsid5510243\charrsid12270964 applying}{ \insrsid15740793\charrsid12270964 that income to the upkeep of the deceased\rquote s children, but rather on the orphans of their late uncle and aunt. }{\insrsid596838\charrsid12270964 \par }{\insrsid1576325\charrsid12270964 \par The third and last witness was Binayo Ocaya (PW3) maternal uncle of the deceased. He told court that the deceased married the first plaintiff on 17/01/1992 at a

ceremony attended by him. He wrote the marriage agreement, exhibit P.9 on that day. He said he was 65 years old and a retired police officer. According to PW3, notwithstanding the non-payme}{\insrsid10167719\charrsid12270964 nt of the balance of the dowry}{ \insrsid1576325\charrsid12270964 , the marriage was valid under the customary law of Acholi. \par \par The first issue to determine is whether the first plaintiff was married to the deceased under the Acholi custom and the law of Uganda. The evidence of PW1 and PW3 is that deceased married the first plaintiff under Acholi custom on 17/01/1992. The deceased paid s hs 100,000/= as part-payment of dowry and shs 50,000/= as compensation for the two children the couple had before payment of dowry. All the plaintiff\rquote s witness testified that the deceased and the first plaintiff lived as husband and wife. PW3 further test ified the non-payment of the balance of the dowry did not invalidate the marriage. On that evidence I find that first plaintiff was married to the deceased according to the Acholi custom and the common law applicable in Uganda. \par }{\insrsid15020844\charrsid12270964 \par The second issue to determine is whether the grant of letters of administration to the defendant should be revoked. Section 233 of the Succession Act (Cap. 139) provides that: \par \tab }{\b\insrsid10167719\charrsid12270964 \'93233 (1)

T}{\b\insrsid15020844\charrsid12270964 he grant of probate or letters of administration }{\b\insrsid10167719\charrsid12270964 \par }{\b\insrsid15020844\charrsid12270964 may be revoked or annulled for just cause. \par {\listtext\pard\plain\b\insrsid2176790\charrsid12270964 \hich\af0\dbch\af0\loch\f0 (2)\tab}}\pard \qj \fi-525\li2055\ri0\sl360\slmult1\widctlpar\jclisttab\tx2055\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\ls2\adjustright\rin0\lin2055\itap0\pararsid2176790 { \b\insrsid2176790\charrsid12270964 In this section, \'93Just cause\'94 means \endash }{\b\insrsid15020844\charrsid12270964 \par }\pard \qj \li2055\ri0\sl360\slmult1\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin2055\itap0\pararsid2176790 {\b\insrsid2176790\charrsid12270964 (a)........................................... \par (b) that the grant was obtained fraudulently by making a false suggestion, or by concealing from the court something material to the case; \par (c ) ................................ \par (d) .......................................... \par (e) that the person to whom the grant was made has }{\b\insrsid10167719\charrsid12270964 willfully}{\b\insrsid2176790\charrsid12270964 and without reasonable cause omitted to exhibit an }{\b\insrsid10167719\charrsid12270964 inventory}{ \b\insrsid2176790\charrsid12270964 or }{\b\insrsid10167719\charrsid12270964 account}{\b\insrsid2176790\charrsid12270964 in accordance

with the promised part xxxiv of this Act, or has exhibited under that part an inventory or account which is untrue in a material respect\'94 \par }\pard \qj \li0\ri0\sl360\slmult1\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid2176790 {\insrsid2176790\charrsid12270964 \par The plaintiff must prove one of these things emanated in Section 233 (2) in order to succeed. In his application for letters of administration dated April 16, 1 997 the defendant omitted to mention that the deceased was survived by a widow, the first plaintiff and two other children namely Isaiah Ogola and Jimmy Okwera. \par Furthermore the defendant failed to mention that the deceased had a bank account No. Sl/C/6871 at the Co-operative Bank Gulu. Failure to mention the widow had serous consequences. Under S. 201 and 20}{\insrsid1725965\charrsid12270964 2}{ \insrsid2176790\charrsid12270964 of the Succession Act, Cap. 139 as amended by the Succession (Amendment) Decree, 1972(Decree 22 of 1972:}{\insrsid10167719\charrsid12270964 \tab }{\insrsid2176790\charrsid12270964 \par }\pard \qj \li1440\ri0\sl360\slmult1\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin1440\itap0\pararsid10167719 {\b\insrsid2176790\charrsid12270964 \'93 201. Subject to the provision of section 5 of the Administrator General\rquote s Act, administration shall be granted to the person entitled to the greatest

proportion of the estate under section 28 of this Act. \par }{\b\insrsid10167719\charrsid12270964 \'93202/Administration}{\b\insrsid1725965\charrsid12270964 shall not be granted to any relative if there is some other relative or an appointed }{\b\insrsid10167719\charrsid12270964 customary}{ \b\insrsid1725965\charrsid12270964 heir entitled to a greater proportion of the estate until citation has been issued and }{\b\insrsid10167719\charrsid12270964 published}{\b\insrsid1725965\charrsid12270964 in the ma}{\b\insrsid10167719\charrsid12270964 nn}{\b\insrsid1725965\charrsid12270964 er hereinafter provided calling on such other relative or heir to account or refuse letters of administration\'94 \par }\pard \qj \li0\ri0\sl360\slmult1\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid2176790 {\b\insrsid1725965\charrsid12270964 \par }{\insrsid1725965\charrsid12270964 The rules of distribution under S. 28 (1) (a) of the Act as amended by Decree 22 of 1972 the wife or widow of the deceased is entitled 15% of the estate and the defendant relative shall receive 9%. In other wards the first plaintiff is entitled to a greater propor tion of the estate of the deceased than the defendant, a father and defendant relative of the deceased. \par Since no citation was issued to the first plaintiff, the grant must be annulled or revoked. \par \par Mr. Olaa also invited the court to

grant the custody and maintenance of the deceased\rquote s minor children to the plaintiff\rquote s. No basis was shown for the court to make such an order in the present action and that request is refused. \par }{\insrsid8325202\charrsid12270964 \par As regards remedies, the plaintiffs are entitled to revocation of the letter}{\insrsid5919741\charrsid12270964 of adm inistration granted to the defendant. Accordingly the grant of letters of administration to the defendant to administer the estate of the deceased is revoked, and the defendant ordered under S. 235 of the Succession Act to forthwith deliver up to the cou rt the letters previously granted to him. }{\insrsid8325202\charrsid12270964 \par }{\insrsid5919741\charrsid12270964 The first plaintiff is entitled to a grant of letters of administration. \par \par In view of my funding, the following orders are made: \par {\listtext\pard\plain\insrsid5919741\charrsid12270964 \hich\af0\dbch\af0\loch\f0 (1)\tab}}\pard \qj \fi-675\li1035\ri0\sl360\slmult1\widctlpar\jclisttab\tx1035\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\ls3\adjustright\rin0\lin1035\itap0\pararsid5919741 { \insrsid5919741\charrsid12270964 An order revoking the letters of administration granted to the defendant; \par {\listtext\pard\plain\insrsid5919741\charrsid12270964 \hich\af0\dbch\af0\loch\f0 (2)\tab}An order callings upon the defendant to surrender forthwith the letters of

administration granted to him on July 7, 1997; \par {\listtext\pard\plain\insrsid5919741\charrsid12270964 \hich\af0\dbch\af0\loch\f0 (3)\tab}An order calling upon the defenda}{\insrsid11087021\charrsid12270964 nt to file up to date account in respect of the estate of the deceased;}{ \insrsid5919741\charrsid12270964 \par {\listtext\pard\plain\insrsid11087021\charrsid12270964 \hich\af0\dbch\af0\loch\f0 (4)\tab}}{\insrsid11087021\charrsid12270964 An order granting letters of administrat ion of the estate of the late Lt. Joseph Paito Ajulo to the first plaintiff, Evalyne Achiro. \par {\listtext\pard\plain\insrsid11087021\charrsid12270964 \hich\af0\dbch\af0\loch\f0 (5)\tab}Costs of this suit are granted to the plaintiffs. \par }\pard \qj \li0\ri0\sl360\slmult1\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid11087021 {\insrsid11087021\charrsid12270964 \par The plaintiffs\rquote claims succeed and judgment is entered for them in the above terms. It is so ordered. \par \par }\pard \qj \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid10167719 {\insrsid11087021\charrsid12270964 ................................ \par }{\insrsid10686460\charrsid12270964 I. O MALINGA}{\insrsid11087021\charrsid12270964 \par }{\insrsid10686460\charrsid12270964 JUDGE \par 8/06/1999 \par }\pard \qj

\li0\ri0\sl360\slmult1\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid11087021 {\insrsid10686460\charrsid12270964 \par }{\b\insrsid10686460\charrsid12270964 10-06-1999 \par }{\insrsid10686460\charrsid12270964 Mr. Olaa for the plaintiff \par Defendant absent \par First plaintiff in court \par Mr. Oyaro Court Clerk \par Court: Judgment read. \par \par ........................................ \par Malinga I. O \par Judge \par 10 \endash 6 - 1999 \par }}