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LUCY WANGECHI NDIRANGU
V.
REUBEN IGWANYA KIRUTHU & 2 OTHERS

(1996) JELR 104625 (CA)

Court of Appeal 16 May 1996 Kenya
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Suit Number:Civil Appeal 214 of 1995
Judges:Johnson Evan Gicheru, Riaga Samuel Cornelius Omolo, Richard Otieno Kwach
Location:Nyeri
Other Citations:LUCY WANGECHI NDIRANGU v. REUBEN IGWANYA KIRUTHU & 2 OTHERS [1996] eKLR

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

Were there some lawful way by which this court could allow appeals summarily, we would have allowed this appeal in a summary way. There was absolutely no claim based on adverse possession; the concept of adverse possession was touched on in paragraph six of the plaint but no prayer was made based on adverse possession. The “green card” the learned Judge talks about was not part of the pleadings before her. At the most what the respondent was entitled to was to apply that paragraph six of the plaint be struck out. We are ourselves satisfied that the claim was based on a trust and the learned judge wholly misconceived the pleading and was in error in striking out the plaint. We allow this appeal, set aside the Judge’s order striking out the plaint and remit the suit to the High Court to hear and determine it according to law. We give costs of this appeal and the application in the High Court to the appellant. Those shall be our orders.

Dated and elivered at Nyeri thi…

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