MERVE COMMERCIAL & INSURANCE AGENCY v KENINDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD [2010] KEHC 347 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 347
- Citation
- [2010] KEHC 347 (KLR)
- Decided
- 16 September 2010
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TypeCivilPostureAppeal from a lower court judgmentCoramASIKE-MAKHANDIA
Holding
The preliminary objection is misconceived and must be disallowed with costs.
Facts
The plaintiff filed an application for an ex-parte judgment against the defendant. The defendant filed an application to set aside the ex-parte judgment. The plaintiff and defendant reached a consent order regarding the application.
Issues
- Whether the application dated 10th November, 2009 was compromised by the consent order and therefore Res judicata.
- Whether the plaintiff's preliminary objection to the defendant's application was valid.
Reasoning
The consent order was not a compromise of the application, and the plaintiff's preliminary objection was based on a disagreement over the interpretation of the consent order.
Outcome
The defendant's application was not compromised by the consent order, and the preliminary objection was disallowed.
Authorities cited
Cases cited (4)
- Muiruri .v. Kimemia (2002) KLR 677
- Eunice Kaega .v. Gerald Maina Mwangi & Anor NBI HCC no. 683 of 1999 (UR)
- Sanitam Services (E.A) Limited .v. Anip est Kenya Limited & Anor; NBI HCCC.No. 1889 of 200 (UR)
- Mukisa Biscuite Co. .v. West End Distributors (1969) E.A 696
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