“"pleadings"” — court decisions

Judgment[1995] KECA 14213 August 1995

Daniel M. Njai v High View Farm Ltd & another

Court of Appeal at NairobiBhandari,judge stated Court,JUDGE APPEALCase number Civil Appeal 139 of 1989

Division and case type: CivilCivil Appeal

…Amended pleadings in defence would be no more onerous than pleading to a new suit. Abortive pleadings to date can be compensated in costs.…

…The mere fact that the first respondent may succeed on the amended pleadings where it would have failed on the original pleadings is not an injustice to the appellant.…

appeal failsDismissed11 min read

Judgment[1992] KECA 3315 March 1992

Farrah v Kenya Ports Authority

Court of Appeal at MombasaGACHUHI,Hemant Patel,Jiwaji,Adego,AdogoCase number Civil Appeal 138 of 1991

Division and case type: CivilCivil Appeal

…These follow the usual, stereotyped, particulars of negligence which can be obtained from any book on pleadings and civil procedure.…

…Adogo said that if the overloading of the scrap metal on the tractor was the cause of the Appellant jumping off, then this was not pleaded and was another instance of the variation between the pleadings and the evidence which…

Judgment[1984] KECA 1719 February 1984

Kanji v Agriquip Agencies (EA) Ltd

Court of Appeal at Nairobitaxation of the bill of costs,HeCase number Civil Appeal 55 of 1982

Division and case type: CivilCivil Appeal

…He was taken through the pleadings and the affidavits with their annexures.…

…So much for the pleadings, the correspondence, the proceedings in the High Court and the submissions of the advocates for the parties. The relevant law follows.…

Appeal dismissedDismissed28 min read

Judgment[1984] KECA 569 July 1984

Ngome v Plantex Company Ltd

Court of Appeal at NairobiGACHUHI,JUDGE APPEALCase number Civil Appeal 91 of 1983

Division and case type: CivilCivil Appeal

…The former is for failure to attend court on the day fixed for hearing of a suit in which pleadings have closed, whereas the latter is for failing to take an essential step in the pleadings and is entered upon the defendant…

suit is dismissedDismissed10 min read

Judgment[2021] KEHC 101220 December 2021

State v F.O.O

High Court at SiayaOkanda,He,WasongaCase number Criminal Case E021 of 2021

Division and case type: CriminalCriminal Case

…It was apparent from the pleadings filed by the Applicant that he desired the question of instruction fees payable on the contributors’ costs to be based on the value of the indicated crude oil reserve and not the nature…

4 min read

Judgment[2008] KEHC 47127 November 2008

ABID ALI HASHIM v ANTONY KIHONGE MUHIA

High Court at Nairobime is,Wena,GACHUHI

Division and case type: Milimani Commercial CourtsUnclassified

…From the pleadings, it was clear that the cause of action arose in Mombasa where the defendant resides and conducts his business.…

5 min read

Judgment[1988] KEHC 472 March 1988

Syan v Sunset Hotel Ltd

High Court at NairobiHeCase number Civil Case 1271 of 1979

Division and case type: CivilCivil Case

…It will therefore be seen from the pleadings that the issue I have to determine in this are as follows: (a) Whether the defendant’s servants were negligent; (b) Whether the defendant owed any duty of care (contractual or…

10 min read

Judgment[1993] KECA 8918 October 1993

Trouistik Union International & another v Mbeyu & another

Court of Appeal at NairobiBosire,Judge Court,JUDGE APPEALCivil Appeal 145 of 1990

Division and case type: CivilCivil Appeal

…On the pleadings, both appellants denied negligence.…

17 min read

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

…There was also a passage in Bullen & Leake’s Precedents of Pleadings (3rd edition) pp 362, 363 and the authority of Riley v Baxendale (1861), 6 H & N 445 in which the Court (Pollock CB and Martin and Wilde BB) was of the…

22 min read

Judgment[1989] KECA 4816 November 1989

Owners of the Motor Vessel “Lillian S" v Caltex Oil

Court of Appeal at MombasaAct,Bosire,JUDGE APPEAL,Inamdar,Alexander,Satchu,Kariuki,Saliarelis,Tsakiris,PLSCivil Appeal 50 of 1989

Division and case type: CivilCivil Appeal

…It is clear that the appellant here complains of the learned trial judge’s scrutiny, evaluation and appreciation of the pleadings and evidence placed before him and his process or reasoning which led to his erroneous decision…