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…It is regretted that due to the lapse of time and misapprehension of the effect of S.47 of the Evidence Act, which necessitated an appeal and the failure of the court of appeal to deal with the matter on the basis of the…

…proceedings of the lower court which were produced by the consent of the parties under S.61 of the Evidence Act as the parties had agreed to rely thereon during the proceedings, the parties herein have been seriously handicapped…

…A 47A of the Evidence Act) Inthis case, there is no evidence that the driver was convicted. All plaintiffstated is that the driver was prosecuted. He does not say in which trafficcase and the result of the prosecution.…

…Section 107 of the Evidence Act Cap 80, Law of Kenya provides as follows: “Burden of Proof “107 (1) Whoever desires any court to give judgment as to any legal or liability dependent on the existence of facts which he asserts…

…The onus of proof as stipulated in section 107,108 of the Evidence Act cap 80 Laws of Kenya and as set out in the case of Ernest Kinyanjui Kimani v Muiru Gikanga and another [1965] EA 735 is on the plaintiffs to prove their…

…The Petitioner has not exhausted the provisions under the Civil Procedure Act and the Evidence Act as regards pre-trial directions, production, impounding and discovery of documents. The prayers are dismissed. 45.…

…It is true that in certain circumstances evidence of surrounding circumstances may be admissible in order to interpret a document (see section 29 proviso (6) of the Evidence Act) but in no case is evidence of prior negotiations…