Anthony Ntutu v Saiyalel Ololoso [2016] KEELC 649 (KLR)
- Court
- Environment & Land Court
- Case number
- 649
- Citation
- [2016] KEELC 649 (KLR)
- Decided
- 13 July 2016
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TypeBoundary DisputePostureAppeal from a final orderCoramMUNYAO SILA
Holding
The plaintiff's case in the Magistrate's Court is declared to have been filed in abuse of the court process and is ordered struck out with costs.
Facts
The plaintiff filed a suit in the Environment and Land Court and then in the Magistrate's Court, seeking an injunction against the defendant for trespassing and destroying his property. The defendant argued that the plaintiff was abusing the court process.
Issues
- Abuse of court process
- Substantive justice
Reasoning
The court found that the plaintiff filed the case in the Magistrate's Court after failing to get interim orders in the Environment and Land Court, indicating an abuse of the court process.
Outcome
The Magistrate's Court case is struck out with costs.
Orders
- The Magistrate's Court case is struck out with costs.
- The plaintiff will have to start the entire process from scratch and pay the costs of both suits to the defendant.
Remedies
- Striking out the Magistrate's Court case with costs.
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