1952 Present : Gratiaen J. and Pulle J.

MOHAIDEEN, Appellant, and MARICAIR et al., Respondents

S. C. 107 Inty.-D.C. Batticaloa, 597

Donation-Gift by father to his minor child-Acceptance.

Under Roman-Dutch law, a father, when he makes a donation to his minor child, can authorise some other person by " a special mandate " to accept the gift on the child's behalf.

APPEAL from a judgment of the District Court, Batticaloa.

H. V. Perera, Q.C., with C. T. Olegasegarem, for the petitioner appellant.

N. E. Weerasooria, Q.C., with M. A. M. Hussain, for the respondents.

Cur. adv. vult.

July 18, 1952. GRATIAEN J.-

By a notarial conveyance No. 11082 dated 7th March, 1944, the 1st respondent purported to donate certain lands to his minor daughter Pathumma reserving to himself a life-interest in the properties. Pathumma married the petitioner shortly afterwards, and on her death he applied for letters of administration in respect of her estate claiming, inter alia, that the immovable property in question formed part of her estate subject to the life-interest reserved therein. The 1st respondent objected to the inclusion of the property on the gro