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Family And Children [1951] EACA 102

Begum v Din and Another

Begum v Din and Another (Civil Appeal No, 16 of 1951) [1951] EACA 102 (1 January 1951)

Court
East African Court of Appeal
Case number
Civil Appeal No, 16 of 1951
Judges
Nihill P, Pearson, Ag. C.J. (Uganda), Worley VP

Court of Appeal construed a partly written, partly oral Mohammedan will and held the adopted daughter was not within “other relations”; the brother was excluded from that class.

  • Will Construction
  • Mohammedan Succession
  • Adopted Children Rights
  • Intestate Distribution
  • Will-construction
  • Mohammedan-succession
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Family And Children [1929] EACA 111

Khan v Fatima (P. & A. Cause 6/1929 (Nakuru).)

Khan v Fatima (P. & A. Cause 6/1929 (Nakuru).) [1929] EACA 111 (1 January 1929)

Court
East African Court of Appeal
Case number
P. & A. Cause 6/1929 (Nakuru).
Judge
Thomas, J. (Kenya)

The court held that a Mohammedan can make an oral will and granted probate after finding the deceased’s oral instructions were proved by credible witness evidence.

  • Mohammedan Succession
  • Oral Wills
  • Probate Grant
  • Executor Appointment
  • Oral-wills
  • Mohammedan-succession
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