The father to the plaintiff who was by now deceased was lawfully married in church to the mother of the plaintiff in Rukungiri district where they had four children and the mother to the plaintiff lived at the material time. Subsequently, the deceased shifted to Kabarole district where he took on the defendant as his wife and cohabited and had three children. The mother to the plaintiff remained in Rukungiri but her children joined their father in Kabarole. The deceased died intestate and letters of administration were granted to her hence this suit by the plaintiff contesting.