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TAAWAWA SUPERMARKET LIMITED
V.
FINA BANK LTD

(2010) JELR 95481 (CA)

Court of Appeal 22 Oct 2010 Kenya
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- The appellant, Taawawa Supermarket Ltd, entered into a hire purchase agreement with Fina Bank Ltd to finance a Mitsubishi Canter, but defaulted on installment payments, leading to repossession and sale of the vehicle by the bank. - The Hi

Case Details

Suit Number:Civil Appeal 118 of 2002
Judges:Samuel Elikana Ondari Bosire, Philip Nyamu Waki, Erastus Mwaniki Githinji
Location:Nairobi
Other Citations:Taawawa Supermarket Limited v. Fina Bank Ltd [2010] eKLR

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

This is a first appeal against the decision of the superior court (Mwera, J.) made on 20th December, 2001 in which the court dismissed the suit filed by the appellant on the basis, firstly, that the hire purchase agreement signed between the parties was unenforceable and, secondly, that the suit was not meritorious. The appellant now challenges that decision on five grounds set out in the memorandum of appeal as follows: -

“1. THAT the learned Judge erred in Law and fact in dismissing the Plaintiff (sic) suit thus totally disregarding the weight of the Plaintiff’s evidence.

2. THAT the Learned Judge erred in Law in failing to find that the HIRE PURCHASE AGREEMENT was illegal for want of registration hence unenforceable.

3. THAT the Learned Judge erred in Law and fact in making a finding that it is the Appellant (Original Plaintiff) who was relying on the HIRE PURCHASE AGREEMENT whereas it is the Respondent (Original Defendant) who had enforced it.

4. THAT the Learned …

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