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John Gachau Gitonga v Nduta Mbile [2016] KEELRC 561 (KLR)

[2016] KEELRC 561 (KLR) Employment & Labour Relations Court
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Court
Employment & Labour Relations Court
Case number
561
Citation
[2016] KEELRC 561 (KLR)
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TypeLabour DisputePostureAppeal from a previous judgmentCoramMATHEWS N. NDUMA
Holding

The court dismissed the application, finding that the auctioneer did not violate procedural rules and that the executed decree was in accordance with the court's judgement.

Facts

The claimant, John Gachau Gitonga, sought damages and costs after the respondent, Miss Nduta Mbile, was attached and her property sold by Keysian Auctioneers. The auctioneer had issued a proclamation of attachment on 4th March 2015, which was later found to be in error.

Issues

  1. Whether the auctioneer violated procedural rules by attaching the respondent's property
  2. Whether the court's order for interest was included in the decree

Reasoning

The court ruled that the auctioneer had the proper warrants of attachment and instructions from the claimant's advocates, and that the executed decree was in accordance with the court's judgement.

Outcome

Application dismissed

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