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LIFE AGENCIES INTERNATIONAL LTD

(1981) JELR 105125 (CA)

Court of Appeal 16 Dec 1981 Kenya
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Suit Number:Civil Appeal 13 of 1981
Judges:Chunilal Bhagwandas Madan Cecil Henry Ethelwood Miller Kenneth D Potter
Location:Nairobi
Other Citations:Musa v. Life Agencies International (Kenya) Ltd [1981] eKLR

JUDGMENT

Madan JA This is an appeal from a decision of Masime J who refused to make an order on the appellant’s petition compulsorily to wind up the company.

Three affidavits were filed, one by the petitioner in support of the petition, a replying affidavit by the only other director in the company, and a further affidavit by the petitioner.

The company was incorporated by the petitioner and the other director who were the only two directors and shareholders of the company each holding one share. Serious disputes occurred leading to a deadlock between them which, according to the petitioner, made it impossible to carry on the business of the company jointly.

The other director deponed that a meeting was held on a certain date when the petitioner was present, two new directors were appointed by consent of the parties. The petitioner denied all this in his further affidavit, his version being that such a meeting was never held. There arose a serious conflict of facts requiring determination…

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