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NDLOVU v NDLOVU & ORS 2011 (1) ZLR 81 (H)

2011 (1) ZLR p81

Citation

2011 (1) ZLR 81 (H)

Case No

Judgment No. HB-10-11

Court

High Court, Bulawayo

Judge

Mathonsi J

Heard

18 January 2011

Judgment

20 January 2011

Counsel

J Tshuma, for the plaintiff
C P Moyo, for the defendant

Case Type

Civil trial

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Flynote

Administration of estates – intestate succession – widow of deceased – widow married under customary law – second widow married to deceased under civil law – entitlement of each widow to inherit house she occupied at time of deceased's death

Customary law – marriage – subsequent marriage under civil law – neither marriage dissolved – death of husband – entitlement of widow under customary law to inherit house she occupied at time of husband's death

Family law – husband and wife – marriage – one wife married under customary law and other under civil law – succession to estate and matrimonial home marriage – customary marriage on equal footing with civil marriage

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