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Michael Kamau & others v Lukas Kimeu Mutevu & 31 others [2015] KEELC 600 (KLR)

[2015] KEELC 600 (KLR) Environment & Land Court
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Court
Environment & Land Court
Case number
600
Citation
[2015] KEELC 600 (KLR)
Decided
18 February 2015
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TypeCivilPostureDefendants filed an application to strike out the Plaintiffs' Amended Plaint for not disclosing a cause of action.CoramP. NYAMWEYA
Holding

The Plaintiffs' Amended Plaint should not be struck out.

Facts

The Defendants claimed the Plaintiffs did not seek leave to file a representative suit and that the Plaintiffs' claim was defective. The 1st Defendant claimed adverse possession and that the Plaintiffs obtained their titles fraudulently.

Issues

  1. Whether the Plaintiffs' Amended Plaint should be struck out for not disclosing a cause of action.
  2. Whether the Plaintiffs' representative suit was filed without leave of the court.

Reasoning

The court found that the Plaintiffs' Amended Plaint did disclose a cause of action and that the Plaintiffs' representative suit was not filed without leave.

Outcome

The application to strike out the Plaintiffs' Amended Plaint was dismissed.

Orders

  • The Plaintiffs' Amended Plaint was not struck out.
  • The application was dismissed.

Authorities cited

Legislation (1)
  • Civil Procedure Rules, Order 2 Rule 15
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