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…IN THE COURT OF APPEAL AT NAIROBI (Coram:Hancox JA) CIVIL APPLICATION NO NAI 56 OF 1983 BETWEEN SAMUEL MBUGUA GITHERE …….........…

…It is known that courts of justice themselves make mistakes which is politely referred to as erring, in their interpretation of laws and adoption of a legal point of view which courts of appeal sometimes overrule.…

…Court of Appeal in the case of Hintz v Mwakima, (1982-88) 1 KAR 482, had held that a personal representative as opposed to a legal representative, could sue in Kenya for damages for the benefit of the estate of a deceased…

…the Court of Appeal, cannot sue on behalf of the estate of the deceased without first having obtained letters of administration.…

…On appeal, the above decision was affirmed by the Court of Appeal in its Civil Appeal No 63 of 1981, Cassam & Another v Sachania & Another (as yet unreported). At page 3 et. Seq.…

…On appeal the Court of Appeal held that the court had power on motion under s 82(1) of the Land Registration Act 1925 to order that a caution be vacated when it was shown that the caution ought not to have been made.…

…Nyandoro also relied on the judgment of the Court of Appeal inJonathan Ngumbao versus Piri Wa Mwatate and three others - MombasaCivil Appeal No. 43 of 1987 (unreported).…

…Nyandorohas misunderstood the judgment of the Court of Appeal in JonathanNgumbao versus Piri Wa Mwatate and three others (Supra).…

…(Attorney General v Joseph Wanjira, Court of Appeal CA No 45 of 1982). I am asked to open a new vista of jurisprudence in determining factors to be taken into account whilst assessing damages.…

…All that I would say, having regard to recent decisions of the Court of Appeal, that “in cases in which there are Kenya decisions on the point, in which the main essentials bear comparison with the facts of the one before…

…Njiru Mbogo though served did not dispute these facts and there are several decisions by the Court of Appeal on this issue.…

…The Court of Appeal had this to say in the case of NATIONAL BANK OF KENYA LTD VS WILSON NDOLO AYAH Civil appeal No.119/2002 [2009] eKLR “However, a statute prohibiting certain acts is meant to protect the public interest.…

…The application eminates from a Court of Appeal No. 263 of 1998. To understand what is in dispute it will be necessary to look at the Order itself.…

…The deponent stated further that although the defendant lodged an appeal to the court of appeal against the interpretation given by Judge Hayanga to the consent order, such appeal was dismissed with costs but that counsel…

…The application eminates from a Court of Appeal No. 263 of 1998. To understand what is in dispute it will be necessary to look at the Order itself.…

…The deponent stated further that although the defendant lodged an appeal to the court of appeal against the interpretation given by Judge Hayanga to the consent order, such appeal was dismissed with costs but that counsel…

…The English Court of Appeal in Davis v Browly Corporation [1908] 1KB 170 decided that it did not. This decision criticized by the Privy Counsel in David v Abdul Kadhi [1963] 1 WLR 864.…

…Our Court of Appeal and Mr Justice Kneller ( as he was then ) have decided that an action based on Rylands v Fletcher does not lie when the only injuries is “Economic Loss” (Kenya Ports Authority v KP&L Company Limited (in…

…he should not furnish security breached order 38 r 5 and was a nullity. ” - See Ndirangu v Abdallah CA 10/79 (UR) courts are normally slow to order the attachment of a defendant’s property before judgement because as the court…

…of Appeal stated in Kana Kanyoro v Francis Nderu and Others CA 142/87 “It is hardly consistent wi th justice to exact “punished” before the defendant’s liability to execution is established but also because in view of the…

…Chumo, K Samson v Kipkerena Koech Court of Appeal (NKU) Civil Appeal No 135 of 1989 Statutes 1. Civil Procedure Rules (cap 21 Sub Leg) order IXA rules 5, 10, 11 2.…

…The mistakes of their advocate should not be visited on the clients (see Samson K Chumo v Kipkera Koech Court of Appeal Civil Appeal No 135 of 1989 NKU).…

…The principle upon which the Court orders preliminary point is now trite following Court of Appeal decision in the case of MUKISA BISCUIT MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED vs.…

…Guidance as to the attitude that a court should take in such a case was probably described by Law Ag P as he then was, in the East African Court of Appeal case of Patel and Others v Dhanji and Others [1973] EA 301.…

…On High Court case of James Keffa Wagara and Rumba Kinuthia v John Anguka and Gitahi Civil Suit No 724 of 1988, I had extended the application of the judgment of the East African Court of Appeal case of Patel to the internal…

…The Court of Appeal in the case of Jacob Ayiga Maruja & another Vs. Simeon Obayo [2005] eKLR awarded the plainti Kshs. 60,000/-.…

…Further, the Court of Appeal in the case of Capital Fish Kenya Limited v the Kenya Power & lighting Company Limited [2016] eKLR, stated that:- We do not discern from our reading of this decision a departure from the time…

…He said the matterhad even gone to the Court of Appeal, though, as I said earlier, the appeal wasnot heard by the Court of Appeal for reasons which were given by both counseland are on record. Mr.…

…They appealed to the Court of Appeal. The appeal was given a number to wit Court of Appeal Civil Appeal No.92 of 1988.…

…The 1st, 2nd and 3rd Respondent’s Submissions are dated 2nd November, 2023 where they asserted that the ownership of the Original Title has been determined by the High Court, Court of Appeal and this Court severally.…

…This position has been reiterated in numerous decisions from Kenyan courts and more particularly in the case of Nguruman Limited versus Jan Bonde Nielsen & 2 others CA No.77 of 2012 (2014) eKLR where the Court of Appeal held…

…The applicant having filed a notice of appeal, an appeal to the Court of Appeal shall be deemed to have been filed (Order 41 Rule 4(4).…

…The English Court of Appeal held that the document so signed recording Mrs Ingles evidence, was admissible in the English suit. I find the ruling in that case more pertinent to the present situation.…