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Condition to be satisfied for a claim against the estate of a deceased to succeed

Effect of possession of properties of a deceased's estate by persons who are not personal representatives

Effect of the conversion of the property of a deceased by a personal representative

How a claim against the estate of a deceased should be treated

Options open to the family where the matrimonial home has not been exhibited in the inventory; where a claim for recovery of possession will succeed

Principles governing a claim against a deceased

The interest the wife of a deceased person is entitled to under a will and under PNDCL 111

The rule that on the death of a person intestate, the right to the immediate enjoyment, control, use and possession vests in the immediate family

What constitutes estate under the Administration of Estates Act, 1961 (Act 63)

When the courts should evaluate the worth of a deceased's estate

Whether a grant to the widow or child of a deceased whose estate is governed by section 48 of the Marriage Ordinance can be kept off the inventory

Whether a person making a claim against the estate of a dead man can sustain that claim by his or her own deposition

Whether a property held under a joint tenancy forms part of the estate of the deceased

Whether gratuity forms part of the estate of a deceased upon which reasonable provision can be charged

Whether the dependants of a deceased workman can claim under the Civil Liability Act, 1963 (Act 176) or under the Workmen' Compensation Act, 1963 (Act 174)

Whether the widow and children are entitled to keep the matrimonial home as part of their share of the deceased's estate

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