Meru & 3 others v Meru (Civil Appeal (Application) 9 of 2018) [2025] KECA 1605 (KLR) (3 October 2025) (Ruling)
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- 1605
- Citation
- [2025] KECA 1605 (KLR)
- Decided
- 3 October 2025
AI Summary
Beta
Machine-generated — may contain errors. Not legal advice.
TypeCivil AppealPostureApplication for review of a judgment dismissing an appealCoramS. ole KANTAI, J. LESIIT, ALI – ARONI
Holding
The application for review is dismissed with costs to the respondent.
Facts
The appellants (respondents' mother's children) filed a suit in the lower court on behalf of their mother, who had died. The suit was later abated due to the lack of proper substitution of the deceased mother as a party to the suit.
Issues
- Whether the power of attorney survives the death of the donor
- Whether the suit abated due to the lack of proper substitution of the deceased mother as a party to the suit
Reasoning
The court found no error of law that caused injustice and dismissed the application.
Outcome
Application dismissed
Authorities cited
Cases cited (1)
- Menginya Salim Murgani v Kenya Revenue Authority [2014] eKLR
Experimental AI summary generated by a language model, not a lawyer. It may contain errors or omissions and must not be relied on for legal decisions — the full judgment below is the authoritative source.
Loading judgment…