Anna Cherop Chepsiror v Municipal Council of Eldoret & 2 others [2014] KEELC 119 (KLR)
- Court
- Environment & Land Court
- Case number
- 119
- Citation
- [2014] KEELC 119 (KLR)
- Decided
- 29 October 2014
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TypeCivilPostureAppeal from a previous judgment dismissing the plaintiff's suit and striking it out with costsCoramJUSTICE MUNYAO SILA
Holding
The court finds the second suit to be an abuse of the process of court and strikes it out with costs to the defendants and interested party.
Facts
The plaintiff filed a suit in 2008 seeking an injunction against the defendants, including the Municipal Council of Eldoret and the District Land Registrar. The plaintiff later filed a second suit in 2013, which was dismissed as an abuse of the process of court.
Issues
- Whether the second suit should be allowed to subsist
- Whether the plaintiff's second suit is an abuse of the process of court
Reasoning
The court ruled that the plaintiff did not disclose the existence of the previous suit and that the issues in the second suit were substantially in issue in the previous suit, thus constituting an abuse of the process of court.
Outcome
The second suit is dismissed with costs.
Orders
- The second suit is struck out with costs to the defendants and interested party
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