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CANNON INSURANCE LIMITED V PATRICK N NDIANGUI [2012] KEHC 1470 (KLR)

[2012] KEHC 1470 (KLR) High Court of Kenya
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Court
High Court of Kenya
Case number
1470
Citation
[2012] KEHC 1470 (KLR)
Decided
29 October 2012
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TypeCivil AppealPostureRespondent's appeal dismissed for want of prosecution; Appellant's application to set aside the dismissal and consequential orders dismissedCoramD A ONYANCHA
Holding

Application to set aside the dismissal and consequential orders is incompetent and is dismissed with costs to the Respondent

Facts

Respondent filed an appeal to dismiss the appeal; Appellant did not prosecute the appeal for over five years, using stay orders inequitably; Appellant filed an application to set aside the dismissal and consequential orders.

Issues

  1. Incompetence of the application to set aside the dismissal and consequential orders
  2. Procedural correctness of the application to set aside the dismissal and consequential orders

Reasoning

The application was filed by an advocate who was not authorized by law to file the application. The dismissal of the appeal for want of prosecution was based on meritorious facts and the Applicant did not explain the failure to prosecute for a long time.

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • Application to set aside the dismissal and consequential orders is incompetent and is dismissed with costs to the Respondent
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