KIPLEL ARAP KIPRUGUT v ELIJAH MALAKWEN LELMENGIT [2007] KEHC 2594 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 2594
- Citation
- [2007] KEHC 2594 (KLR)
- Decided
- 19 June 2007
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TypeCivilPostureAppeal from the original trial outcomeCoramM. K. IBRAHIM
Holding
The Court denied the Defendant's application for a temporary injunction, finding that the Plaintiff's threats did not justify the Defendant's actions and that the Plaintiff had not interfered with the suit premises.
Facts
The Plaintiff filed a suit seeking an injunction against the Defendant, claiming he had been in occupation of the land for more than 16 years and had developed it. The Defendant filed a counter-application for a temporary injunction to prevent the Plaintiff from dealing with the land pending the suit's determination.
Issues
- Whether the Defendant has acquired the land by operation of law
- Whether the Plaintiff's threats justified the Defendant's actions
Reasoning
The Court found that the Defendant had not been in occupation of the land for more than 16 years and that the Plaintiff's threats did not justify the Defendant's actions.
Outcome
Denied
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