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JAMES O. ONYANGO T/A WATCH DEALERS WHOLESALERS
V.
MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF KISUMU & ANOR

(1996) JELR 97790 (CA)

Court of Appeal 22 Nov 1996 Kenya
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Suit Number:Civil Appeal 54 of 1996
Judges:Gurbachan Singh Pall, Philip Kiptoo Tunoi, Richard Otieno Kwach
Location:Kisumu
Other Citations:JAMES O. ONYANGO T/A WATCH DEALERS WHOLESALERS v. MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF KISUMU & another [1996] eKLR

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

The appellant, watch-repair along Accra Street, Kisumu Municipality, brought a suit against the respondents, Municipal Council of Kisumu, hereinafter referred to as the Municipal Council and Winam Cycle Trading Company, hereinafter referred to as the second respondent, claiming damages for loss and damage occasioned to him by the respondent’s illegal acts of trespass and demolition of his shop.

The facts out of which this appear arose are tht the second respondent is the owner of the shop situate on Section XXIX plot No. 21 Accra Street, Kisumu. He rented part of it to the appellant. There was a timber wall partition separating the two shops. Sometime in 1985, the second respondent wanted to remove the appellant from the premises so that he could acquire a larger space for his expanding business. The appellant resisted the attempt despite threats by the second respondent. By a letter dated 20th November, 1985 the Acting Town Engineer of the Municipal Council wrote …

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