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…During cross-examination the plaintiff explained that on that fateful evening Lawi appeared from behind him and held his waist, then the two fell down and the fore-man came to separate them.…

…The witness said that Lawi had hit several other people before, and on cross examination he said: “That night, Lawi was drank because of the way he was talking. He was harsh to the people.…

…Counsel for the respondent on the other hand opposed the appeal on the following grounds: (1) That they obtained leave before filing the suit and the appellants did not by either evidence submissions or even cross examination…

…In my opinion having given the particulars of the file where leave was sought if the appellant defendant was not satisfied with that he should have sought particulars and called for evidence in cross examination.…

…He denied in cross-examination that he had never alleged any beatings in his police statement which he made on the date he was arrested.…

…In cross examination he added that the persons who beat Abdi were different from those who beat him and the second plaintiff, and they were three. According to him also, there were five askaris who beat them.…

…One is even constrained to think that the cross-examination conducted by defence counsel was never based on instructions from his clients.…

…The plaintiff categorically exculpated the 1st defendant when he said (in cross-examination by Mr Gikandi): “It is not true that I was employed by the 1st defendant as alleged in paragraph 5 of the plaint.…

…In cross-examination by Mr Pandya the 1st defendant admitted that the person who completed the first form was his own clerk who was paying wages to his employees, and that although he knew that the clerk had completed this…

…On cross-examination by Mr Satchu, Mr Sherwin stated that the bucket would drop to the surface of the road.…

…On cross-examination by court, he stated that he traveled a distance of about 100 yards on the right lane before the steering turned right.…

…He testified in hisevidence in cross examination that he does not know who was driving thedefendants motor vehicle but the owner is the defendant. He further testifiedthat defendants driver was prosecuted by police.…

…The answer to this puzzle in this case comes from the cross-examination of these two witnesses.…

…In cross-examination Sarah was asked about Exh l the card - Pass-Book Certificate Account which indicates that Margaret was authorizing Meshack her husband to take the money.…

…The cross-examination of the process server by Mr Otieno for the defendants did not show anything substantial from which this Court could conclude that the process server was lying.…

…But if the fact of service is denied, it is desirable that the process server should be put into the witness box and opportunity of cross-examination given to those who deny the service.”…

…The plaintiff was subjected to searching cross-examination by the learned counsel for the first defendant. He stated that he was looking at the road, the road was straight and it was on a clear night.…

…deal with any merits of the case for that is a function solely reserved for the judge at the trial as the court itself is not usually fully informed as to deal with merits without discovery, without oral evidence tested by cross-examination…

…These letters had not been put to the plaintiff’s PW1 in cross-examination and were only introduced into the case after PW1 had left for Germany making his recall both expensive and impracticable.…

…brief is as follows:- PW1 the 1st plaintiff, PW5 a nephew of the 1st plaintiff and uncle to 2nd plaintiff and PW6 brother to 1st plaintiff and uncle to the 2nd plaintiff were firm both in their examination-in-chief and cross-examination…

…In cross-examination he stated:- “I have not cultivated plot No 243 or 1022 as I was not married, I was married in 1980. I have not cultivated it because the defendant refused.”…

…During cross-examination the applicant admitted during 1966 he was about 16 to 17 years old at Kiajuthu Secondary School and that he started working as a teacher (untrained) in Baringo District from 1970.…

…The plaintiff admitted under cross-examination that prior to the theft he knew he was only supposed to use the subject motor vehicle for carrying his own goods.…

…The plaintiff admitted under cross-examination that it was improper to deposit that cheque in an account other than that of the payee named on it. He said: “The cheque was made out to Pump Maintenance EA Ltd.…

…The plaintiff testified in cross-examination that the cheque from Caltex Oil (K) Ltd, was to be cashed through this account and then the proceeds be immediately transferred to account No 4034345.…

…In cross-examination the witness conceded that at the time the accident took place, the trailer was 2 years old and was worth Shs 3.9 million.…

…In cross-examination the witness conceded that at the time the accident took place, the trailer was 2 years old and was worth Shs 3.9 million.…

…I bear in mind that as at this stage I only have affidavit evidence that has not been tested under cross-examination.…