RELIABLE FREIGHT SERVICES LTD v MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING CO. S.A & ANOTHER [2007] KEHC 2154 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 2154
- Citation
- [2007] KEHC 2154 (KLR)
- Decided
- 13 July 2007
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TypeCivil AppealPostureApplication to dismiss suit for want of prosecutionCoramD.K. MARAGA
Holding
The application has no merit and is dismissed with costs.
Facts
The plaintiff, Reliable Freight Services Ltd, filed a suit against the defendants, Mediterranean Shipping Co. S.A. and Kenya Ports Authority. The case had last been heard on June 9, 2004, and the plaintiff has not fixed it for hearing since.
Issues
- Whether the plaintiff has gone to sleep
- Whether the defendants' argument about the plaintiff not fixing the case for hearing has merit
Reasoning
The judge is satisfied that the plaintiff has not gone to sleep and has made eight unsuccessful attempts to fix the case for hearing since June 9, 2004.
Outcome
Application dismissed
Orders
- Application dismissed with costs
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