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Harare High Court
Ivy Ndadzungira v John Gonese (In his capacity as the Executor of the Estate of late Edmond Gonese DR 1720/06) and The Master of the High Court N.O
HH 199-2013
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
20 June 2013
Citation
HH 199-2013
Neutral Citation
[2013] ZWHH 199
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Review
Bench
Presiding
MAWADZE J
Full Bench
MAWADZE J
Areas of Law
Estate lawCustomary lawFamily law
Keywords
Customary marriageEstate distributionSurviving spouseExecutor duties
Tags
SuccessionCustomary marriageEstate administration
legislation
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ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether applicant has locus standi as surviving spouse under customary law","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Applicant claims customary marriage; identified as wife at edict meeting"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the distribution plan should be reviewed for excluding applicant and omitting assets","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Plan excluded applicant as beneficiary; omitted Avondale property"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The applicant sought review of the estate distribution plan of late Edmond Gonese, claiming she was his customary law wife and had been excluded as a beneficiary. The deceased had three relationships during his lifetime and died intestate in 2006.
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