Margaret Sumbureru v (1) Prisca Chinamora (2) The Master of the High Court (3) Wilbert Nyamupfukudza N.O.

SC 42/18

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Case Details

Court

Supreme Court

Date

13 July 2018

Citation

SC 42/18

Neutral Citation

[2018] ZWSC 42

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

Hlatshwayo JA

Full Bench

Ziyambi JAHlatshwayo JAPatel JA

Areas of Law

Succession lawWills and estatesMarriage law

Keywords

Will validityDivorceExecutorCustomary marriageCivil marriageAfrican Wills ActWills Act

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the will executed on 9 December 1977 remained valid after the divorce between appellant and deceased","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Will executed during customary marriage; parties later divorced; no preservation clause in will"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the court a quo erred in finding the will invalid","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Application for will validity declaration dismissed"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The appellant was customarily married to Amos Chirunda in 1977, who executed a will appointing her as executor and heiress. They later contracted a civil marriage in 1978 but divorced in 1986. The deceased remarried customarily to the first respondent. After his death in 1997, disputes arose over the validity of the 1977 will and who should be recognized as executor and surviving spouse.

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