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MOSES CHEBOIT NYERERE v CHARLES KINYANJUI KANGETHE & another [2008] KEHC 2441 (KLR)

[2008] KEHC 2441 (KLR) High Court of Kenya
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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

  1. 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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