“"statute-barred"” — court decisions

Judgment[2000] KEHC 38829 October 2000

CANNON ASSURANCE (KENYA) LTD v SIL v ESTER KURIA KINYANJUI & ANOTHER

High Court at NairobiWandaba,ChachaCase number Civil Case 1042 of 1996

Division and case type: CivilCivil Case

…FUAD J held that his pleading the Plaintiff has not shown any ground upon which he could escape the application of the Limitation Act and went a head to dismiss the suit for being statute-barred.…

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Judgment[1997] KECA 40225 May 1997

MARY WAMBUI KABUGU v KENYA BUS SERVICE LIMITED

Court of Appeal at NairobiRingera,JUDGE APPEAL,Russell,England,Skingsley,Njuguna,WaiguaCase number Civil Appeal 195 of 1995

Division and case type: CivilCivil Appeal

…The respondent in a written statement of defence denied its driver was in anyway to blame for the accident and, also, averred that the suit was statute barred.…

…Consequently, his suit having been filed in 1988, more than twelve months after 1986, it was statute barred. In effect his submission on that score was that leave to file suit out of time was improperly granted.…

Judgment[1985] KECA 365 March 1985

Kenya Cargo Handling Services Limited v David Ugwwang

Court of Appeal at MalindiBhandari,JUDGE APPEALCase number Civil Appeal 64 of 1984

Division and case type: CivilCivil Appeal

…He conceded that the action in tort was statute barred. Mr Justice Bhandari delivered his ruling on October 13, 1983.…

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