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…I recognize that parties are bound by their pleadings and I am unable to reconcile how in her evidence petitioner claims to have been tricked into marriage and she didn’t even release they had had a wedding, yet in her pleadings…

…I shall briefly now refer to the pleadings. The filed defence of the 1st respondent increased this sum to Shs 300,000/=.…

…I do not find favour with Mr Mithega’s submission that the Court has a duty to look at the pleadings and determine whether it has jurisdiction.…

…(iv) THAT I aver and affirm that parties are bound by their pleadings and that any evidence led by any of the parties which does not support the averments in the pleadings, or put in another way, which is at variance with…

…the averments of the pleadings goes to no issue and must be disregarded.…

…(iv) THAT I aver and affirm that parties are bound by their pleadings and that any evidence led by any of the parties which does not support the averments in the pleadings, or put in another way, which is at variance with…

…the averments of the pleadings goes to no issue and must be disregarded.…

…I have carefully read and critically put into account all the led pleadings, the written submissions, cited authorities relied on and the relevant provisions of the appropriate and enabling laws with regard to the instant…

…but that the claim of violation must be discernible from whatever pleadings have been placed before the court.…

…Under that order: - “ Any party may at any stage of a suit where admission of facts has been made either on the pleadings or otherwise, apply to the Court for such judgment or order as upon such admission he may be entitled…

…The applicant annexed copies of pleadings and order of the court issued on 7.10.2004.…

…After considering submissions by learned counsels for both parties, the pleadings before me, the law as provided in the Children’s Act, and the various International Legal Instruments to which Kenya is a signatory, I am satisfied…

…The applicant annexed copies of pleadings and order of the court issued on 7.10.2004.…

…After considering submissions by learned counsels for both parties, the pleadings before me, the law as provided in the Children’s Act, and the various International Legal Instruments to which Kenya is a signatory, I am satisfied…

…That not withstanding the general rule is that a party is bound by his pleadings. The appellant claimed expenses incurred in pursuing refund and no proof was led as to this claim and it was rightly rejected.…

…See Bullen and Leak, 12th edition at p 379 and a claim for special damages must be expressly claimed in the pleadings with full particulars of how it is made out.…

…The defendant was served but he filed no papers and the court being satisfied that he had due notice of the pleadings allowed the plaintiff to proceed by way of formal proof.…

…for declaration by originating summons, but under the amended rule 10 of the same order if an originating summons has been filed, it can proceed as if the suit was commenced by plaint and the affidavit filed be treated as pleadings…

…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…

…Since the main case is still pending I will not analyse the pleadings.…

…And upon looking generally at the pleadings filed, she granted temporary orders. The district registrar directed the three defendants and their agencies to allow the “six” (seven?)…