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…He denied the offence and said the evidence of PW1 was false. During cross-examination, he denied shouting that the deceased was a thief and repeated that the evidence of PW1 was false.…

…The prosecution case was dependent on the evidence of PW1.…

…There is no evidence that such leave was sought or granted. Mr.…

…Rumba Kinuthia, for the respondent, says that he sought leave verbally before the Judge but with respect there is no evidence on record to support this claim.…

…If the defendant calls no evidence then he has not discharged the onus on him of proving the contributory negligence pleaded by him. In the absence of such evidence the court cannot decide relative blameworthiness.…

…He had before him evidence to show that the appellant was guilty of the offence of causing death by dangerous driving.…

…From the evidence of the Plaintiffs only witness he statedwhen asked about an agreement:- "There must have been an agreement.It must be oral."…

…In order to prove that a theft had occurred, all the Plaintiffrequired to do is to produce the lower court file under section 34 of the Evidence Act.…

…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 learned state counsel Miss Ndirangu concedes that the appeal should not have been summarily rejected and she further drew our attention to there being no evidence of an expert witness in relation to the count on forgery…

…Section 352(2) aforesaid provides: "(2) where an appeal is brought on the ground that the conviction is against the weight of the evidence, or that the sentence is excessive, and it appears to a judge that the evidence is…

…Contradiction in the evidence of the 2nd respondent, which Simpson, CJ, had also noted, were on a very material issue.…

…With no evidence relating to her interest on record there was no foundation to form a basis for any appeal by her.…

…There was evidence that at the time the deceased is alleged to have dictated the Will he was quite ill and could not walk without support.…

…He did not call evidence to exclude the possibility of him having unduly influenced the deceased to will his property to him."…

…It was his evidence that the allegation of fraud lacked supporting evidence; while the allegations of violation of banking regulations and practice with regard to the accounts he opened lacked substance.…

…There is no evidence before me as to the position with regard to the remaining terms.…

…No doubt, this pleading aimed at reliance on section 47A of the Evidence Act (cap 80); but the theft by Moses Aila is not denied as such by the second respondent.…

…The parties then agreed on a statement of facts, and having called no evidence, put forward their arguments.…

…If the plaintiffs had not pleaded special damages they would not have been allowed to call any evidence in that respect.…

…court said: "In this connection it was the duty of the appellant to put before the judge through his pleadings the claim for shs.14, 151,650/70; though the appellant had an opportunity to amend his plaint before leading evidence…

…However, when trial opened before the High Court, the appellants admitted negligence and the learned judge was not troubled with any evidence or argument on that issue.…

…After listening to and weighing the evidence presented to him, the judge, in a full and well reasoned judgment, awarded damages to the respondents under the two Acts.…

…Only the first respondent gave evidence in the superior court.…

…The following special damages were pleaded: Funeral Expenses Shs. 34000.00 Police abstract Shs. 100.00 Post Mortem report Shs. 100.00 Letters of Administration fees Shs. 15300.00 The first respondent stated in his evidence…

…The Titles presented by the Petitioner were fake and forged, with no evidence as to how the Petitioner acquired them.…

…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.…

…You will be tried later in another Court before a Judge and assessors, where witnesses will give evidence and you will be allowed to question them.…

…You will then be allowed to make a statement or give evidence on oath and call your witnesses. If you wish, you may say something now either on oath or not on oath.…

…There is no evidence of any communication nor does the applicant assert that he ever did so.…

…The learned judge recorded evidence from the appellant and his eye specialist Dr Ved, the respondent’s accountant, Andabwa and Aggarwal, another accountant, who has been analyzing date for the local cost of living index.…

…Regarding the confinement of the petitioner at a prison facility, the respondent contended that the section 43(2)(b) of the KCIA provides an alternative to a holding facility and further that there was no evidence tendered…