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Pius Kilili t/a Baraka Mixed Day & Boarding Academy v Josephine Mbenzi Mwaura & another [2017] KEHC 3037 (KLR)

[2017] KEHC 3037 (KLR) High Court of Kenya
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Court
High Court of Kenya
Case number
3037
Citation
[2017] KEHC 3037 (KLR)
Decided
6 October 2017
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TypeCivil AppealPostureApplicant seeks to extend time for filing an appeal and to be granted leave to file an appeal out of time.CoramD.K. KEMEI
Holding

The court grants the application for a stay of execution, 14 days leave to file the appeal out of time, and a decretal sum to be deposited in an interest-earning account.

Facts

The applicant was represented by a different advocate during trial who did not have instruction to appeal, and his mother and daughter were hospitalized during the period within which he was meant to file the appeal.

Issues

  1. Whether the applicant's delay in filing the appeal is satisfactory.
  2. Whether the trial court had jurisdiction to entertain the matter.

Reasoning

The court considers the applicant's submissions and finds that the reasons for delay are satisfactory, and that the applicant has an arguable appeal.

Outcome

The court grants the application.

Orders

  • Stay of execution of the judgment and decree Hon. E. Muiru (Miss) delivered on 2nd March, 2016.
  • 14 days leave to file the intended appeal out of time.
  • Deposit the decretal sum in an interest-earning account in the joint names of the firms of advocates of the parties herein within the next 30 days from this date.
  • Costs shall abide the outcome of the appeal.

Remedies

  • Stay of execution of the judgment and decree Hon. E. Muiru (Miss) delivered on 2nd March, 2016.
  • 14 days leave to file the intended appeal out of time.
  • Deposit the decretal sum in an interest-earning account in the joint names of the firms of advocates of the parties herein within the next 30 days from this date.
  • Costs shall abide the outcome of the appeal.
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