BEAUTY LINE LIMITED V DAVID NJUGUNA GICHARI [2012] KEHC 4149 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 4149
- Citation
- [2012] KEHC 4149 (KLR)
- Decided
- 8 June 2012
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TypeCivil AppealPostureAppeal from a judgment of the Principal Magistrate in Naivasha SPMCC No. 416 of 2003CoramHodson L., Kaburu Bauni, M.
Holding
The learned trial magistrate's judgment is upheld, and the Appellant is found liable for negligence.
Facts
The Respondent sued the Appellant for damages after an accident occurred when the Respondent was operating a Boom Sprayer. The Appellant's witnesses were found to be not credible, while the Respondent's evidence was found to be credible.
Issues
- credibility of the Appellant's witnesses
- liability for negligence
- contradictions in the Respondent's evidence
Reasoning
The court found the Appellant's witnesses not credible and the Respondent's evidence credible. The court concluded the accident was due to the Respondent's fault for being in the wrong place.
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
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