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Elikanah Mbugua Kariuki v Mary Muthoni Njoroge [2020] KEHC 2858 (KLR)

[2020] KEHC 2858 (KLR) High Court of Kenya
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Court
High Court of Kenya
Case number
2858
Citation
[2020] KEHC 2858 (KLR)
Decided
29 September 2020
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TypeCivil AppealPostureAppellant seeks to reinstate an appeal and stay execution of a judgment.CoramR.P.V. Wendoh
Holding

The application is dismissed with costs to the respondent.

Facts

The appeal was originally filed in Nakuru High Court as HCA 89/2016 and transferred to the High Court of Kenya at Nyahururu. The appeal was dismissed for want of prosecution on 06/03/2019. The appellant failed to file a Record of Appeal within the given time and did not appear in court on 21/05/2019.

Issues

  1. Whether the appellant's failure to appear in court and file a Record of Appeal was excusable.
  2. Whether the appeal should be reinstated and heard on the merits.

Reasoning

The court found that the appellant was not diligent in prosecuting the appeal and demonstrated unreasonable delay in filing the application. The court dismissed the application.

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • Application dismissed with costs to the respondent.
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