MOSES CHEBOIT NYERERE v CHARLES KINYANJUI KANGETHE & another [2008] KEHC 2441 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 2441
- Citation
- [2008] KEHC 2441 (KLR)
- Decided
- 30 May 2008
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TypecivilPosturecivil appeal from a judgment of the learned Senior Resident MagistrateCoramMr. M’masi
Holding
The learned trial magistrate erred in both law and fact in wholly believing the evidence of the defendant and disregarding that of the plaintiff
Facts
The plaintiff, Moses Cheboit Nyerere, filed a suit as a personal representative of the estate of Benjamin Cheboit Moses (deceased) due to a road traffic accident. The deceased was a 12-year-old student who was walking off the road when the first defendant's vehicle, a Isuzu canter, driven by the second defendant, violently knocked him down, causing fatal injuries.
Issues
- whether the learned trial magistrate erred in law and fact in wholly believing the evidence of the defendant and disregarding that of the plaintiff
Reasoning
The court found that the trial magistrate erred in both legal and factual determinations, leading to an unjust verdict.
Outcome
affirmed
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