Today, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) delivered its judgment in the Guyanese case of Sasedai Kumarie Persaud v Sherene Mongroo, Zenobia Rosenberg and Indranie Mulchand [2023]CCJ 16 (AJ) GY, setting aside the decision of the Court of Appeal and restoring the judgment of the High Court.
In this appeal, Yusuf Mongroo, a Guyanese businessman, made a will in which he appointed his business manager, Sasedai Persaud, as executor, and made her the principal beneficiary. His common-law wife, Indranie Mulchand, also benefitted under the will. The will was made a few days before his death and was challenged by his daughters, Sherene Mongroo and Zenobia Rosenberg, who did not receive any benefit under the will.
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