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KEMFRO AFRICA LIMITED T/A “MERU EXPRESS SERVICES (1976)” & ANOTHER
V.
OLIVE LUBIA & ANOTHER

(1983) JELR 105044 (CA)

Court of Appeal 10 Oct 1983 Kenya
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- Respondents raised a preliminary objection under Rule 85(1)(f) of the Court of Appeal Rules, arguing that appellants failed to include in the record of appeal essential documentary exhibits admitted in the High Court. - The appellants did

Case Details

Suit Number:Civil Appeal 34 of 1982
Judges:Zakayo Richard Chesoni JA Harold Grant Platt JA Alan Robin Winston Hancox JA
Location:Nairobi
Other Citations:Kemfro Africa Limited t/a "Meru Express Services (1976)" & another v. Olive Lubia & another [1983] eKLR

RULING

When this appeal was called on for hearing, Mr Kwach, appearing on behalf of the two respondents, took the preliminary objection that the mandatory provisions of Rule 85 (1) (f) of rules of this court had not been complied with, in that none of the exhibits which were before the High Court, and which he classified into five categories, had been included in the Record of the Appeal. Whether or not all those documentary exhibits are needed for the proper determination of the appeal was not, Mr Kwach said, material to this issue because the provisions are mandatory and failure to comply with them must result in the appeal being struck out. However, we observe that at least two of those classes of documents would appear to be necessary before a proper conclusion could be reached on the appeal against the award to Olive Lubia, who is the second respondent.

Mr Barasa submitted on behalf of the appellants that the application had not been made formally, and that before taking the drasti…

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