CANNON INSURANCE LIMITED V PATRICK N NDIANGUI [2012] KEHC 1470 (KLR)
- 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
- Incompetence of the application to set aside the dismissal and consequential orders
- 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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