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Club Heritage Limited v Stephen Muasya Wambua [2020] KEHC 1994 (KLR)

[2020] KEHC 1994 (KLR) High Court of Kenya
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Court
High Court of Kenya
Case number
1994
Citation
[2020] KEHC 1994 (KLR)
Decided
29 October 2020
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TypecivilPostureappeal from a judgment and decreeCoramR. MWONGO
Holding

The appeal is dismissed with costs.

Facts

The Plaintiff, PW1, was a mason who was painting the Defendant's premises on September 5, 2010. The ladder he was using broke, causing him to fall and sustain injuries.

Issues

  1. liability
  2. quantum of damages

Reasoning

The court re-evaluated the evidence and found that the Plaintiff was not wholly to blame for the accident, and the award of general damages was not inordinately high.

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • signed copy of the judgment to be scanned and availed to the parties and relevant authorities
  • printout of the parties' consent to the delivery of the judgment to be retained as part of the record of the court
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