Mumias Sugar Company Limited v Dante’s Peak Limited & 5 others [2019] KEHC 455 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 455
- Citation
- [2019] KEHC 455 (KLR)
- Decided
- 4 November 2019
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TypeCivil SuitPostureNotice of Motion ApplicationsCoramGRACE L NZIOKA
Holding
The applications are dismissed with costs abiding the outcome of the main suit.
Facts
The plaintiff, Mumias Sugar Company Limited, filed a suit against the defendants, including former employees who are now applicants, alleging fraud and loss of sugar imports.
Issues
- Whether the plaint dated 30th January 2015 and amended on 11th April 2016 discloses a reasonable cause of action against the applicants.
- Whether the applicants were wrongly joined in the suit and if so, whether the plaintiff can be prejudiced if the suit is struck out.
Reasoning
The court found that the applicants were former employees with limited roles in the plaintiff's company and that the allegations against them were frivolous and vexatious. The court also noted that the applicants were not misjoined in the suit.
Outcome
Dismissed with costs abiding the outcome of the main suit.
Orders
- The plaint dated 30th January 2015 and amended on 11th April 2016 be struck out.
- The applicants be ordered to bear the costs of the application and the entire suit.
Authorities cited
Legislation (2)
- Civil Procedure Act (Cap 21) of the Laws of Kenya
- Civil Procedure Rules 2010
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