Benson Muchira & another v Mercy W Njeri [2018] KEHC 498 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 498
- Citation
- [2018] KEHC 498 (KLR)
- Decided
- 18 October 2018
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TypeCivil AppealPostureAppeal from a Senior Principal Magistrate's JudgmentCoramL. Njuguna
Holding
The ruling and subsequent orders against the Appellants are set aside.
Facts
The Appellants filed an application seeking to have an order of stay of execution set aside, and to proceed with execution of a decree. The Respondents filed an application seeking to have monies held in a joint interest account released for execution. The Appellants argued that they were not served with the Respondents' application and that the orders should be vacated.
Issues
- Whether the Appellants' advocate was served with the application dated 17 August 2017
- Whether the orders issued in the ruling dated 6 December 2017 should be vacated
Reasoning
The service of the application was not proper as there was no indication of the date when the application was coming up for hearing and no hearing notice was served.
Outcome
The costs of the application shall be in the cause.
Orders
- The ruling and subsequent orders against the Appellants are set aside.
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