Richard Buluma Wedodo & another v Esau Namulanda & another [2016] KECA 38 (KLR)
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- 38
- Citation
- [2016] KECA 38 (KLR)
- Decided
- 16 December 2016
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TypeCivil AppealPostureApplication for leave to appeal against the judgment of the Court of AppealCoramD. K. MUSINGA, S. GATEMBU KAIRU, FCIArb, A. K. MURGOR
Holding
The application is dismissed with costs to the respondents.
Facts
The applicant and his late father filed a case against the respondents in a Resident Magistrate's Court regarding a boundary dispute. The trial magistrate established the boundary and the respondents appealed. The High Court transferred the matter to the District Land Disputes Tribunal, which upheld the boundary. The applicant lost the appeal before the Court of Appeal.
Issues
- Whether the Court of Appeal’s judgment dealt with only one issue in dispute and left some others unresolved.
- Whether the applicant demonstrated that the intended appeal raised a matter of general public importance.
Reasoning
The Court of Appeal found that the applicant did not satisfy the requirements set out in the Constitution to demonstrate that the appeal raised a matter of general public importance. The Court also found that the judgment dealt with only one issue in dispute.
Outcome
Dismissed
Authorities cited
Legislation (2)
- Civil Procedure Act
- Civil Procedure Rules
Cases cited (2)
- HERMANUS PHILIPUS STEYN V GIOVANNI GNECCHI RUSCONE [2012] eKLR
- HERMANUS PHILLIPUS STEYN V GIOVANNI GNECCHI - RUSCONE [2013] eKLR
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