Nancy Musili v Joyce Mbete Katisi [2019] KEHC 3578 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 3578
- Citation
- [2019] KEHC 3578 (KLR)
- Decided
- 23 October 2019
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TypeCivil AppealPostureAppeal from a default judgmentCoramOdua, Platt, Ringera
Holding
The appeal is dismissed. The default judgment is upheld, and the appellant is ordered to pay Kshs 900,000 to the respondent.
Facts
The respondent claimed Kshs 900,000 from the appellant for a loan of Kshs 1,050,000 due on 30 March 2007. The appellant paid Kshs 150,000, leaving a balance of Kshs 900,000. A default judgment was entered against the appellant on 18 July 2007, but the appellant was not served with the summons.
Issues
- Whether the default judgment should be set aside due to improper service of the summons
- Whether the case should proceed to formal proof
Reasoning
The court found that the appellant failed to appear in the earlier application to set aside the judgment and thus abused the court process. The court also noted that the burden was on the appellant to demonstrate the affidavit of service was incompetent.
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Orders
- Default judgment upheld
- Appellant ordered to pay Kshs 900,000 to respondent
Authorities cited
Cases cited (6)
- Shah vs. Mbogo & Another [1967] EA 116
- Meshallum Wanguhu vs. Kamau Kania Civil Appeal No. 101 of 1984 1 KAR 780 [1987] KLR 51; [1986-1989] EA 593
- Justus Kariuki Mate & Another vs. Martin Nyaga Wambora & Another [2014] eKLR
- Baiywo --vs- Bodi Bach, Civil Appeal No. 122 of 1986 (UR)
- Miruka -vs- Abok & Another, [1990] KLR 544
- Kingsway Tyres & Automart Ltd. –vs- Rafiki Enterprises Ltd., – Civil Appeal No. 220 of 1995
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