Tagged: CANCELLATION OF TITLE DEED

This appeal presents important questions regarding the statutory authority of administrators of intestate estates, the supervisory jurisdiction of the Probate Court over estate property, and the legal effect of a conveyance executed before judicial authorization has been granted. Specifically, this Court must determine whether the irregular sequence of the Administrator Deed and the subsequent Decree of Sale, when considered together with the appellee’s longstanding possession and the evidence adduced at trial, warrants cancellation of the appellee’s title.

The appeal originated from a Petition for Cancellation of Title Deed filed by the appellants, Massa Wehgai and Pewee Wehgai, Co-Administrators of the