Jacob Maru Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2008 to 2019; busiest year 2016 (2 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (4); Affirmed the judgment of the trial court in part and set asi (1)
• civil appeal: The appeal was dismissed, and the judgment of the trial cour (1)
• civil: Appeal dismissed (1); The appeal was dismissed. (1)
• Civil Suit: Appeal dismissed (1)

Counts are per published decision as classified by AI; not comparable across courts or years.

Most-cited legislation

• Fatal Accidents Act (1)
• Law Reform Act (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from a judgment of L. W. Gitari Senior Principal Magistrate (1), appeal from judgment of Chief Magistrate (1), appeal from a judgment and decree of the Senior Resident Magistrate at Nairobi Milimani Chief Magistrate’s Court (1)
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 4/5, Affirmed the judgment of the trial court in part and set aside the award of funeral expenses.: 1/5
• [civil appeal] outcomes — The appeal was dismissed, and the judgment of the trial court was upheld.: 1/1
• [civil] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 1/1
• [Civil Suit] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~20109 words
• Includes panel decisions

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.1
• Frequently applied statutes: Fatal Accidents Act (1), Law Reform Act (1)