Joseph Waitiki Ndegwa v Duncan Nderitu Ndegwa [2018] KEELC 880 (KLR)
- Court
- Environment & Land Court
- Case number
- 880
- Citation
- [2018] KEELC 880 (KLR)
- Decided
- 3 October 2018
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TypeCivilPostureAppeal from a judgment allowing the plaintiff's claim for orders compelling the defendant to release the title to land.Corampresiding judge
Holding
The court dismissed the defendant's application as frivolous and an abuse of the process of the court.
Facts
The plaintiff claimed for orders compelling the defendant to release the title to land reference number 6380/8. The defendant moved for various orders including certification of the application as urgent, dispensing with service, bringing forward the hearing date, granting leave to amend the notice of motion, and staying execution of the decree.
Issues
- Service of summons on the defendant
- Defendant's defense and prejudice
Reasoning
The court found that the defendant was not served with summons to enter appearance and that the defendant had a good defense to the plaintiff's claim. The court also noted that the plaintiff did not avail the process servers for cross-examination.
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Orders
- Certification of the application as urgent (spent)
- Dispensing with service of the application within the first instance (spent)
- Granting leave to amend the notice of motion
- Staying execution of the decree until further orders of the court
- Setting aside the interlocutory judgment and granting leave to defend the suit
- Costs of the application be provided for
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