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David Mugo Mwangi v Elvis Kinyanjui Mburu [2007] KEHC 2623 (KLR)

[2007] KEHC 2623 (KLR) High Court of Kenya
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Court
High Court of Kenya
Case number
2623
Citation
[2007] KEHC 2623 (KLR)
Decided
25 May 2007
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Typecivil appealPostureappeal from a judgment and decree of the Senior Principal Magistrate Hon. J. KaburuCoramM. KOOME
Holding

The appeal lacks merit and is hereby dismissed with costs to the respondent.

Facts

The appellant was ordered to pay Kshs. 68,000 plus that the appellate court might itself have come to a different conclusion.

Issues

  1. assessment of general damages
  2. failure to produce treatment card
  3. same complaint dismissed as a criminal complaint

Reasoning

The court found the trial court's decision proper, noting the appellant's failure to produce the treatment card was not a good reason not to believe his evidence, and the standards of proof in civil and criminal cases are different.

Outcome

dismissed

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