Anna-Mercy Munangatire v Noreen Chikaka (In her capacity as executrix of the estate late Samuel Zachary Dick Munangatire) and Grace Nyandoro and The Master of the High Court N.O

HH 11-18

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Case Details

Court

Harare High Court

Date

18 January 2018

Citation

HH 11-18

Neutral Citation

[2018] ZWHH 11

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Application

Bench

Presiding

CHITAKUNYE J

Full Bench

CHITAKUNYE J

Areas of Law

Succession LawFamily LawProperty Law

Keywords

matrimonial homesurviving spousesection 3ADeceased Estates Succession Actinheritanceexecutrix

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the applicant qualifies to inherit the matrimonial home under section 3A of the Deceased Estates Succession Act despite not living in it immediately before the deceased's death","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Applicant left property in 1998 and never returned; both parties lived separately in UK at death"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the second respondent's claims for improvements and maintenance are valid","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Claims totaling USD75,444 from property worth USD120,000"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The applicant, surviving spouse of the late Samuel Munangatire, sought a declaratory order that their matrimonial home at No. 36 Marlborough Drive should devolve to her as surviving spouse under sections 3 and 3A of the Deceased Estates Succession Act. The property was registered in the deceased's name, and though the couple had acquired it during marriage, they were both living separately in the UK at the time of death, having been estranged since 1998.

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