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…appeal by the defendant (appellant) from the decision of the superior court (late Bhandari, J) whereby he decreed specific performance to the second plaintiff (second respondent) to transfer to him the land known as Land Reference…

…regard to the surrounding facts leading to the formation of the agreement we are satisfied that the reality of the matter was that the second respondent so subscribing himself was acting as a principal, and this was so as no reference…

…Reference was made to section 27(1) of the same Act and its terms are:- “27(1) Section 4(2) does not afford a defence to an action founded on tort where:- (a) the action is for damages for negligence, nuisance or breach of…

…Since, however, this aspect of the case was conceded by Mr Aboo the reference to these decisions did not take us very much further.…

…Sub-section (1) (2) and (3) of section 30 of the Act provide; 30. (1) In sections 27, 28 and 29 of this Act, any reference to the material facts relating to a cause of action is a reference to one or more of the following…

…Viewed thus, the petition fell short of the very substantive test to which the High Court made reference to.…

…Kapila took us through the statement of May 16, 1982, with particular reference to the passage we quoted earlier in this judgment, in an attempt to show that the second appellant was not confessing to the offence of murder…

…Okethi Okale v Republic [1965] EA 555, which was cited also in relation to other grounds of appeal, expresses the court’s view in similar terms (at page 559 with a reference to the fact that the deceased was not at the time…