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JM v JMA & 4 others [2017] KEELC 3776 (KLR)

[2017] KEELC 3776 (KLR) Environment & Land Court
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Court
Environment & Land Court
Case number
3776
Citation
[2017] KEELC 3776 (KLR)
Decided
12 July 2017
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TypeLand and EnvironmentPostureOriginal trialCoramN. A. MATHEKA
Holding

The court found in favor of the plaintiff, granting a permanent injunction to prevent the defendants from interfering with the land.

Facts

The plaintiff, JM, claims to be the legal wife of the 1st defendant, JMA, who is the registered proprietor of a parcel of land measuring 10.32 hectares. The plaintiff alleges that JMA secretly sold the land to other parties without her knowledge or consent, and she has been evicted from the land. She seeks a permanent injunction to prevent the defendants from interfering with the land.

Issues

  1. Whether the plaintiff is the legal wife of the defendant
  2. Whether the defendant JMA secretly sold the land to others without the plaintiff's knowledge or consent
  3. Whether the plaintiff has a right to a permanent injunction to prevent the defendants from interfering with the land

Reasoning

The court ruled that the plaintiff is the legal wife of the defendant and that the defendant JMA secretly sold the land to others without her knowledge or consent.

Outcome

In favor of the plaintiff

Orders

  • Granting a permanent injunction to prevent the defendants from interfering with the land
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