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Elizabeth Mwari Maingi v Lucy Kanyua Mutungi [2014] KEHC 6748 (KLR)

[2014] KEHC 6748 (KLR) High Court of Kenya
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Court
High Court of Kenya
Case number
6748
Citation
[2014] KEHC 6748 (KLR)
Decided
14 February 2014
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TypeReal Property DisputePostureApplication and Preliminary ObjectionCoramAs Nyarangi, Law
Holding

The Preliminary Objection was dismissed as the plaintiff had submitted a copy of the Certificate of Lease showing the plaintiff as the registered owner of the suit premises.

Facts

The plaintiff filed an application for an order to determine the ownership of the suit premises. The defendant filed a Preliminary Objection, arguing that the suit was subjudice due to a previous case filed by the defendant in the Business Premises Tribunal.

Issues

  1. Ownership of the suit premises
  2. Jurisdiction of the court

Reasoning

The court accepted the plaintiff's submission that the Preliminary Objection did not raise pure points of law and thus should be dismissed.

Outcome

The Preliminary Objection was dismissed.

Orders

  • The Preliminary Objection was dismissed
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