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…Section 47A of the Evidence Act cap 80 Laws of Kenya is clear on the point.…

…Under order VI rule 3 Civil Procedure Rules a party need not plead evidence and under order VI rule 7 a party is at liberty to raise or leave out a point of law in his pleadings.…

…Thus the case for the AFC proceeded on a wholly false premise, one which, indeed, was belied by their own evidence.…

…The learned trial judge clearly misapprehended various aspects of the evidence before him and consequently made wrong findings thereon.…

…That no evidence has been adduced to support the defendant’s defence that the plaintiff respondent was negligent, the defendant has not done anything to counter the plaintiffs evidence and found the plaintiffs case proved…

…I have re-evaluated the evidence adduced before the lower court in the light of the grounds of appeal. The first complaint relates to the issue of Limitation of Actions Act.…

…That the learned District Magistrate erred in law and in fact in arriving at his judgment without considering and evaluating the evidence tendered by the parties. 3.…

…The trial court did not restate the evidence and Counsel therefore invited this court to find this judgment by the lower court is a nullity.…

…That the agreement was for only Kshs.7,000/= which was demanded, that a relative is not precluded from giving evidence as in marriage ceremonies.…

…The duty of this court on appeal is to re-evaluate all the evidence on the record and decide whether the conclusions reached by the learned trial magistrate are to stand or not.…

…No evidence was adduced in this case to support the discrete advice to the defendant that the vehicle was being used as a matatu.…

…There was no independent evidence to support this discrete advice to the defence witness.…

…It was the plaintiff's evidence that the 1st defendant terminated his services by letter dated 17th April, 1996, which gave him one month's notice.…

…It is the plaintiff's evidence that, the oral agreement toterminate his services, was on condition that the 1st defendant pays to theplaintiff a total sum of Kshs. 471,000 as earlier mentioned.…

…Although the appellant disputed the amount he was paid for the trees which he had planted on the acquired portion, it came out in evidence that although he was compensated for the trees, he admitted in his evidence that he…

…I also noted in the evidence that Kurban Allibhai Bannie a valuer who testified for the appellant was not registered at the time of carrying the valuation.…

…There is no evidence that a copy of the report was sent to or read out to the appellant.…

…adduced by or on behalf of the plaintiff, it appears to the court that, if such an action were brought forthwith and the like evidence were adduced in that action, that evidence would in the absence of any evidence to the…

…There were some differences in the signatures on the petty cash vouchers allegedly signed by the appellant and the learned judge, in our view, quite properly accepted the evidence of Isidora M.J.…

…Romsalves who was at the time of giving evidence no more in the employment of K.G.G.C.U. She had no axe to grind and her evidence was credit-worthy.…

…The witnesses gave concurrent evidence. At the close of the whole case counsel for the plaintiffs put in written submissions and the major points relied on by them are:- 1.…

…It is his stand that since the evidence is not challenged liability is established.…

…This case was filed in Court by the respondent who in her evidence said that amongst the documents enclosed in the letter to her husband was a degree certificate for her said husband which he was supposed to use in securing…

…Furthermore the consideration of expenses of renting two houses one in Nairobi and another in Bungoma was not proved in evidence.…

…To attach a supporting affidavit to an application under rule 13(1)(a) would be to introduce evidence which is specifically barred by rule 13(2).…

…The judge thought that these matters should be left to be proved by evidence which would be brought during the trial.…

…that there has been a dispute among the officers or members of a group so that he is not satisfied as to who are the officers of the group, the Registrar may in writing require the officers of the group to produce to him evidence…

…appointment of officers of the group; or (b) the institution of proceedings for the settlement of the dispute and for a declaration as to who are the officers of the group, and where he does so the officers shall provide evidence…

…These were findings of fact which are supportable on the evidence before the court.…

…The saw had to be returned within a reasonable time and, if not so returned, the respondent was entitled to (and should) purchase a replacement, which, the evidence showed, would have cost Shs 1,500.…

…These were findings of fact which are supportable on the evidence before the court.…

…The saw had to be returned within a reasonable time and, if not so returned, the respondent was entitled to (and should) purchase a replacement, which, the evidence showed, would have cost Shs 1,500.…

…I wouldn’t say that in all her evidence the respondent denied what the appellant alleged against her in the petition.…

…Professor Acuda’s evidence that he met both parties in the case would tend to establish that the appellant’s complaint was actually of a marital nature.…

…Hestressed that some vital witnesses did not give evidence when the case washeard in 1979 before Resident Magistrate or at first appeal in 1985 in the HighCourt Eldoret. I am not hearing the Review application.…

…Hestressed that some vital witnesses did not give evidence when the case washeard in 1979 before Resident Magistrate or at first appeal in 1985 in the HighCourt Eldoret. I am not hearing the Review application.…