Preface

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JUDGMENT
Written & delivered by Justice Omar A. Secka
This appeal is against the decision of the Cadi court of Kanifing, as presided
over by Senior Cadi Alh. Masamba Jagne and assisted by Cadi Saikou Touray,
Cadi Abubacarr B. Touray and Cadi Elman Ceesay on the two stages distribution
of the estate of the late Pa Modou Sarr of Dippa Kunda among his beneficiaries:
1- A distribution of the deposited cash money at Islamic Bank.
2- A distribution of the late three compounds.
The judgment of the lower court gave 1/8 of share to the widow and the
residue to the children where the male will have two share of the female. The
lower Court based its distribution of the three compounds on the report from the
valuer Mr. Wally Ndurr an expert from the Ministry of Local Government and
Lands which is as follows:
1- An empty land property at Lamin Kombo North District valued at D
364,500.00 with land area of 781.75 sqm.
2- Developed land property at Lamin with land area of 2,876.76 sqm and
valued at D950, 000.00.
3- Land property at Kanifing No. A121 Kanifing estate valued at D1,
609,000.00 total value of the whole estate = D2, 923,500.00.
And it was revealed in the records of proceedings of the lower Court on page 7
dated 10 th / 9/ 2009 that the late has left the following:
1. Three compounds
2. One wife called Neneh Sarr and