In Brief
The appellant obtained a Succession Certificate for the intestate estate of Gorden Wapshare, his deceased father. The respondent, claiming to be the daughter of Beatrice (wife of Edward Wapshare, brother of the deceased), sought to revoke the certificate. The Supreme Court held that the respondent had no standing to do so, being neither a family member nor a lineal descendant of the deceased. Under the Succession Act, intestate property passes only to the widow and lineal descendants. The Court confirmed that no grounds for revocation under Section 383 were satisfied and restored the Sub-Judge's order dismissing the revocation application.
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