Nyansiongo Tea Factory v Samson Myamweya [2012] KEHC 2204 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 2204
- Citation
- [2012] KEHC 2204 (KLR)
- Decided
- 23 August 2012
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TypeCivilPostureAppeal dismissed for want of prosecutionCoramR. LAGAT-KORIR
Holding
The appeal is dismissed with costs, and the appellant shall pay the decretal sum with interest from the date of judgment to date.
Facts
The plaintiff filed an appeal on 22nd July 2005, which was admitted for hearing on 27th April 2009. The appeal was dismissed on 10th July 2009 for non-compliance and reinstated on 12th April 2010. The appeal was filed again on 27th July 2011.
Issues
- Whether the appellant has handled the appeal indolently and wasted the court's time
- Whether the respondent has been denied the fruits of the judgment in the lower court
Reasoning
The court found that the appellant's counsel was not truthful, as the appeal was admitted on 27th April 2009, and there was no record of correspondence indicating the missing file. The court concluded that the appellant handled the appeal casually, wasting the court's time and denying the respondent the fruits of the judgment.
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Orders
- The appeal is dismissed with costs
- The appellant shall pay the decretal sum with interest from the date of judgment to date
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