Challo v City Chicken and Eggs Dealers Co-operative Society Limited & another (Civil Appeal 117 of 2018) [2023] KECA 244 (KLR) (3 March 2023) (Judgment)
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- 244
- Citation
- [2023] KECA 244 (KLR)
- Decided
- 3 March 2023
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Typecivil appealPostureappeal from a judgment of the Environment and Land CourtCoramAK MURGOR, HA OMONDI, Kimei, Masime, Tunoi
Holding
The appeal is dismissed with costs to the respondents.
Facts
The appellant claimed equitable and beneficial ownership of a disputed property, plot number 26, registered as LR No. Nairobi Block /122/61, and sought possession and occupation. He also sought to amend the suit to include the Land Registrar as a party.
Issues
- whether the trial judge misdirected herself in finding that the failure to include the Land Registrar's name as a party to the suit was fatal
- whether the appellant failed to prove the tort of trespass or entitlement to be registered as the property's proprietor
Reasoning
The court found that the appellant failed to prove the tort of trespass or entitlement to be registered as the property's proprietor. The trial judge's decision to dismiss the case was upheld.
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
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