PLATIMUM TRADERS LTD V KITA GENERAL STORES [2012] KEHC 5913 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 5913
- Citation
- [2012] KEHC 5913 (KLR)
- Decided
- 18 September 2012
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TypeCivilPostureApplication for summary judgmentCoramJ. B. HAVELOCK
Holding
Application for summary judgment is disallowed as the Defendant has a credible defence based on cash deposits to the Plaintiff's accounts.
Facts
Plaintiff Platimum Traders Ltd. claimed the Defendant Kita General Stores owed them KShs.13,788,500 for cement supplied. The Defendant denied the debt and claimed the Plaintiff had withheld cheques as security.
Issues
- Defendant's debt to Plaintiff
- Defendant's Defence of dishonored cheques and lack of corresponding cash deposits
Reasoning
The court found that the Defendant's cash deposits to the Plaintiff's accounts were in excess of the claimed debt, lending credibility to the Defendant's defence.
Outcome
Application denied
Orders
- Parties to set matter down for hearing at the Registry as convenient
- Defendant to bear costs of the Application
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