Mohammed Said Omar v Millicent Achieng Otieno [2014] KEHC 3951 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 3951
- Citation
- [2014] KEHC 3951 (KLR)
- Decided
- 30 June 2014
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TypeCivil AppealPostureAppellant seeks to dismiss the appeal for being filed out of time.CoramH.K. CHEMITEI
Holding
The appeal is dismissed for being filed out of time.
Facts
The judgment of the lower court was delivered on 6-8-2013, and the appellant filed his appeal on 20-6-2013. The respondent argued that the appeal was filed on 22-7-2013, which was within the 30-day period.
Issues
- Whether the appeal was filed within the 30-day period required by law.
- Whether the 30-day period expired on a weekend and thus the next working day should be considered as the deadline.
Reasoning
The judgment was delivered on 6-8-2013, and the 30-day period expired on 20-7-2013, which was a Saturday. The next working day was 22-7-2013, and the appeal was filed on that day.
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Orders
- The appeal is dismissed with costs.
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