Precious Vandira v Estate Late George William Noble and Enerst Albert Noble (In his capacity as Executor Testamentary of Estate Late George William Noble) and Master of High Court N.O

Key Issues

• {"issue_text":"Whether a deceased estate can be cited as a party to legal proceedings","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Citation of Estate Late George William Noble as 1st respondent"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the Master of High Court was properly cited","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Master cited as 3rd respondent"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether an application for reopening a deceased estate is legally competent","issue_type":"legal","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Estate had been wound up"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether applicant's claim has prescribed","issue_type":"legal","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Alleged sale in 1998, estate wound up in 2020"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether there are material disputes of fact requiring trial","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Conflicting versions on property sale"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether applicant has established grounds for reopening estate","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Allegation of fraudulent inclusion of property"}

Background