Meshack Mathenge v Gichuru [1986] KECA 29 (KLR)
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- 29
- Citation
- [1986] KECA 29 (KLR)
- Decided
- 28 November 1986
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TypeCivil AppealPostureAppeal from a judgment of the Resident Magistrate's CourtCoramJ.O Nyarangi, H.G Platt, J.M Gachuhi
Holding
The appeal is dismissed with costs.
Facts
A panel of elders resolved a land dispute in 1984, awarding plot number 162 to Njeri Gacheru. The Resident Magistrate entered judgment for the plaintiff in 1985, and the appellant appealed.
Issues
- the trial and first appellate court erred in law in upholding the award of the panel of elders
- the panel of elders failed to give sufficient consideration to the appellant's case
- the panel of elders overlooked the fact that the appellant had put up a permanent building on the land
Reasoning
The court dismissed the appeal as the appellant had no application to make to vary or set aside the award, and the proceedings were finalised on May 9, 1985.
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Orders
- The appeal is dismissed with costs.
Authorities cited
Legislation (1)
- Magistrate’s Jurisdiction (Amendment) Act, 1981
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