Executor DativeSection 120 AuthorityAdministration of Estates ActProperty SaleBeneficiariesMaster of High Court
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Administration of EstatesProperty SaleExecutor DativeBeneficiaries Rights
legislation
Statutes Cited
Administration of Estates Act
Administration of Estates Act
Deceased Estates Succession Act
High Court Rules, 1971
High Court Rules, 2021
High Court Rules, 1971
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Case Summary
Key Issues
{"issue_text":"Whether the notice of opposition filed by 2nd respondent complied with rule 233(1) of the High Court Rules, 1971","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Notice of opposition not addressed to applicant, served twice"}
{"issue_text":"Whether 2nd respondent's heads of argument were filed in compliance with rule 59(20) of the High Court Rules, 2021","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Heads filed before set-down date"}
{"issue_text":"Whether this application constitutes a review requiring compliance with rule 259 of the High Court Rules, 1971","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Applicant seeks to set aside Master's section 120 decision"}
{"issue_text":"Whether applicant should have complied with section 52(9)(i) of the Administration of Estates Act requiring application within 30 days","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Application filed more than year after Master's decision"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the section 120 authority was properly issued and the sale was lawful","issue_type":"substantive","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Master allegedly did not conduct due inquiry, not all beneficiaries consulted"}
{"issue_text":"Whether applicant can complain about the sale when he agreed to it at the meeting","issue_type":"substantive","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Applicant attended meeting and agreed to sale"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
Applicant Elphas Mavune Maphisa, a beneficiary of the estate of deceased Melusi Sibanda, challenges the sale of house number 501 Nkulumane, Bulawayo by the executor dative. The Master authorized the sale under section 120 of the Administration of Estates Act, but applicant alleges the sale was irregular as not all beneficiaries consented and proper procedures were not followed.
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