Robert Gitonga Muiruri & Another v Eliud Karanja Gatuota [2017] KEHC 2357 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 2357
- Citation
- [2017] KEHC 2357 (KLR)
- Decided
- 19 October 2017
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TypeCivil AppealPostureAppeal from a judgment on quantumCoramJ. K. SERGON
Holding
Affirming the decision on quantum, the court upheld the trial court's award of Ksh.3,449,105.
Facts
The respondent sued the appellants for damages after a road traffic accident on 31 August 2010. The parties entered into a consent on liability, and the trial court awarded the respondent Ksh.3,449,105.
Issues
- The learned trial magistrate erred in law and misdirected herself.
- The learned trial magistrate’s decision was unjust and based on misguided facts and wrong principles of law.
- The learned trial magistrate erred in awarding general and special damages.
- The learned trial magistrate erred in assessing the award as inordinately high and wholly erroneous.
Reasoning
The court upheld the trial court's decision on quantum, finding no error in the trial magistrate's assessment of damages.
Outcome
Affirmed
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