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Madison Insurance Company Limited v Desterian Inya Omari [2021] KEHC 4468 (KLR)

[2021] KEHC 4468 (KLR) High Court of Kenya
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Court
High Court of Kenya
Case number
4468
Citation
[2021] KEHC 4468 (KLR)
Decided
29 July 2021
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TypeMiscellaneous Civil ApplicationPostureApplication for extension of time to appeal and stay of executionCoramE. N. MAINA
Holding

Application for extension of time to appeal is rejected and stay of execution is also dismissed.

Facts

The applicant fell ill with Covid-19 in March 2021, causing a delay in appealing the judgment. The advocate received instructions to appeal on 29 April 2021 but filed the application on 10 June 2021.

Issues

  1. Extension of time to appeal
  2. Stay of execution pending appeal

Reasoning

The court found the delay unexplained and inordinate, rejecting the application for leave to appeal out of time.

Outcome

Application dismissed

Orders

  • Costs awarded to the respondent
  • Stay of execution dismissed

Authorities cited

Cases cited (1)
  • County Executive of Kisumu v County Government of Kisumu & 8 others Supreme Court Civil Application No. 3 of 2016 [2017] eKLR
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