Lavender Chirinda & Hilary Chirinda v The Master of the High Court & The Executrix of the Estate of the Late Patrick Rinos Chirinda N.O (Mrs N.R.F Tiyago)

SC 25/20

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Case Details

Court

Supreme Court

Date

17 January 2020

Citation

SC 25/20

Neutral Citation

[2020] ZWSC 25

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

UCHENA JA

Full Bench

MAKARAU JAHLATSHWAYO JAUCHENA JA

Areas of Law

Succession lawEstate administrationWill interpretation

Keywords

DemonetisationLegacyTestator's intentionCurrency conversionEstate distribution

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the court erred in finding appellants had been disinherited as the money bequeathed had been demonetised","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Demonetisation of Zimbabwean dollars; absence of bequeathed currency in estate"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The late Patrick Rinos Chirinda died on 18 February 2017, leaving a will dated 30 November 2007 that bequeathed $200 million Zimbabwean dollars each to his children Lavender and Hilary Chirinda. The appellants objected to the estate account claiming they had been disinherited, but the Master dismissed their objection. The High Court upheld the Master's decision, leading to this appeal.

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