Uganda Case Law

In Reof the Trusts of the Will of Premji Dhanji; In Re: of the Minor Sons (Trust Cause No. 7 of 1950 (Mombasa))

In Reof the Trusts of the Will of Premji Dhanji; In Re: of the Minor Sons (Trust Cause No. 7 of 1950 (Mombasa)) [1950] EACA 40 (1 January 1950)

Court

East African Court of Appeal

Case number

Trust Cause No. 7 of 1950 (Mombasa)

Judge

De Lestang J

The court held that the Hindu Wills Act, 1870 did not apply to an Esmailia Khoja, so an unwitnessed handwritten codicil was valid under customary law.

• Succession Of Minors
• Validity Of Codicil
• Customary Law Inheritance
• Statutory Interpretation
• Succession-law
• Customary-law