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…at Nyeri May 20, 1985 Simpson CJ, Nyarangi JA & Gachuhi Ag JA Criminal Appeal No 163 of 1984 (Appeal from the High Court at Nyeri, VV Patel J) May 20, 1985, Simpson CJ, Nyarangi JA & Gachuhi Ag JA delivered the following Judgment…

…Seventeen days after the judgment, however, Mr Macharia filed a summons in chambers expressed to be under Order IX B rule 8 Civil Procedure Rules asking for the judgment and order of June 11, 1979 to be set aside.…

…Where judgment has been entered under this order the court, on application by summons, may set aside or vary such judgment and any consequential decree or order upon such terms as are just.”…

…RESPONDENT (Appeal from a Judgment and decree of the High Court of Kenya at Meru (Justice S.O. Oguk) dated 12th July, 1990 in H.C.C.…

…At the hearing of the application it was not shown to the satisfaction of the learned single judge that judgment had so been entered.…

…But, mark you, the request for judgment for Shs 1,200/- was filed on march 3rd, 1988 and an ex parte judgment entered on March 7th, 1988.…

…a perfectly valid judgment.…

…Firstly that the judgment which this court pronounced on 10th March, 1989, after an ex parte trial, be vacated.…

…Mr Kishor Nanji, counsel on record for the respondent company conceded that the hearing notice was returned undelivered, but long after the judgment sought to be vacated had been delivered.…

…RESPONDENT RULING By a motion on notice dated 15th March, 1989, the plaintiff applied for judgment for Kshs 135,230/- under order XXIV rule 6 Civil Procedure Rules.…

…Once a judgment is entered then he would be estopped from challenging it later unless on grounds which would vitiate a contract.…

…The judgment debtor is Paul Njenga Mwaura who died after the decree had been passed against him.…

…Firstly, he relies on the judgment debtor’s own handwritten letter dated 27th November (Exh FGMI) in which, inter alia, he had said: “I request you to instruct the auctioneer to release my vehicle as I have agreed and I am…

…First, that there be a stay of execution of the decree of this court and second, that the ex-parte judgment entered herein be set aside.…

…It is that judgment that the defendants are now seeking to have set aside. As at the time the plaintiff’s application dated 23rd September 1999 was made and heard, M/s Lilan, Koech and Co.…

…In that case, it was held that a consent judgment may only be set aside for fraud, collusion or for any reason which would enable the Court to set aside an agreement.…

…No witness was called on behalf of the appellant and Kuloba J then reserved judgment to a date to be notified.…

…This application is brought under rule 5(2)(b) of the Court of Appeal Rules by Arthur K Magugu (Mr Magugu) and Inn and Inns Ltd (Inns Ltd) for a stay of the judgment and decree of Wambilyangah, J dated 29th July, 1994, by…

…which he entered summary judgment in the sum of Shs 17,773,889/- against Mr Magugu and Inns Ltd in favour of Gitutho Associates, Costcare Consultants, Kam Consult Engineers and Utmost Consultants (the respondent), pending…

…SALIM AL AMODY....................................................RESPONDENTS (Appeal from judgment of the High Court of Kenya at Mombasa (Mr Justice J F Shields) dated 12/9/1990 in HCCC No 323 of 1987) ******************…

…**************** JUDGMENT This is an appeal from the judgment and orders of the superior court (Shields J) dated the 12th September, 1990 in HCCC Case No 323 of 1987.…

….….PLAINTIFF VERSUS CHARLES KENNEDY WANYA FRANCIS ONSERIC ……………………………………..RESPONDENTS JUDGMENT This is the plaintiff’s claim against the defendant for damages for the personal injuries which she suffered when she and the…

…In this regard it is pertinent that I refer to s 107 (1) and (2) which provide as follows: 107 (1) Whoever desires any Court to give judgment as to any legal right or liability dependent on the existence of facts which he…

….…..RESPONDENT (Appeal from a conviction, judgment, of the High Court of Kenya at Mombasa (Mr. Justice Waki) dated 9th May, 1997 in H.C.CR.…

…In the course of their very short judgment the learned Judges said:- “The drugs in question were found in the house which the appellants had visited.…

…. ….RESPONDENT (Appeal from a judgment and decree of the High Court of Kenya at Mombasa (Wambiliyangah, J.) dated 21st November 1995 IN H.C.C.C. NO. 331 OF 1989) ************************ JUDGMENT OF TUNOI, J.A.…

…On the 1st December 1992 the plaintiff filed a notice of motion in which he sought summary judgment to be entered for him against the defendant.…

…I accordingly gave summary judgment to the plaintiff as prayed in the plaint. There was no attempt by the defendant at all to set aside that judgment.…

…APPELLANT AND JOSEPH MURIITHI NYAMU ......................RESPONDENT JUDGMENT (Appeal from Conviction and Sentence of the District Magistrate’s Court at Baricho, J M Kairo Esq) October 18, 1988, Abdullah J delivered the following…

…Judgment.…

…The plaintiff opposed this application stating that judgment was entered by consent on 6th March, 2003 and the defendant has not paid a single penny as a sign of good faith towards reducing the debt.…

…consent of the decree -holder for sufficient cause shown order that the payment of the amount decreed be postponed or be made by instalments on such terms as the payment of interest, the attachment o f the property of the judgment…

…DEFENDANT JUDGMENT In 1990 the plaintiff was an employee of Pwani United Builders who were constructing a building at Makupa.…

…In a judgment which was delivered on the 14th November 1989 the plaintiff was awarded Shs. 200,000/=; as general damages for pain, suffering and loss of amenities.…

…RESPONDENT JUDGMENT (Appeal from a Judgment of the High Court at Mombasa, Apaloo J) July 26, 1988, Gachuhi, Masime JJA & Kwach Ag JA delivered the following Judgment, Karaton Ole Lesarau, the appellant, was charged with the…

…In our judgment the identification evidence in this case was of a very poor quality thus making the danger of mistaken identity even greater.…