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APPOLLO INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED
V.
EAST AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK & ANOTHER

(2016) JELR 106520 (CA)

Court of Appeal 22 Apr 2016 Kenya
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Suit Number:Civil Appeal 149 of 2014
Judges:Martha Karambu Koome, George Benedict Maina Kariuki, James Otieno Odek
Location:Nairobi
Other Citations:Appollo Insurance Company Limited v. East African Development Bank & another [2016] eKLR

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

By a Plaint dated 24 th March 2003 and re-amended on 31st January 2007, the 1st respondent Bank, EAST AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK, filed suit against the appellant, APOLLO INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED , for a liquidated claim of Ksh. 35,490,000/= with interest thereon at 18% per annum from 13th February 2002 until payment in full.

The appellant issued a Third Party Notice joining the 2 nd respondent, CMC MOTORS GROUP LIMITED, seeking the following reliefs from the 2nd respondent:

“(a) Indemnity in full if the appellant is held liable for the whole or any part of the 1st respondent’s claim including interest and costs;

Costs of the suit including costs of Third Party proceedings; and

Such further or other relief as the court shall deem fit”

The facts that gave rise to the 1 st respondent’s liquidated claim against the appellant and the facts giving rise to the appellant’s Third Party indemnity claim against the 2nd respondent are as follows:

“(a) By an agreement dated 1st Oc…

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