The plaintiffs were appointed as by the elders and children of the deceased to apply for letters of administration to administer his estate. The deceased was not legally married to any woman but had six children each from his different female friends. Hence one of his female friends he had fathered a child with/defendant lodged a caveat on the application hence this suit.
Headnote and Holding:
The Court held that under the Administrator General’s Act, the defendant should take precedence over the plaintiffs in consideration for grant if only it can be shown that she is in fact the widow of the deceased.
