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WILLIAM OLOTCH
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PAN AFRICA INSURANCE COMPANY

(2020) JELR 92858 (CA)

Court of Appeal 22 May 2020 Kenya
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- The case involves William Olotch (the applicant) who was seeking leave and certification to appeal to the Supreme Court against a judgment delivered in Civil Appeal No. 357 of 2017. - The applicant was summarily dismissed from his employ

Case Details

Suit Number:Civil Application Sup 15 of 2019
Judges:Martha Karambu Koome, William Ouko, Agnes Kalekye Murgor
Location:Nairobi
Other Citations:William Olotch v. Pan Africa Insurance Company [2020] eKLR

RULING OF THE COURT

[1] William Olotch, (the applicant) seeks leave and certification to appeal to the Supreme Court against the judgment of this Court delivered in Civil Appeal No. 357 of 2017 (Warsame, Musinga and Kiage, JJ.A) dated 10th May, 2019. On 17th July, 2001 the applicant was summarily dismissed from employment by Pan Africa Insurance Company (the respondent). Dissatisfied, and by way of an amended plaint filed before the High Court on 4th October, 2001 the applicant sued the respondent for a sum of Ksh. 23,270,789.00 being special damages with costs and a declaration that the summary dismissal was unlawful. Upon hearing the matter, the learned Judge (Sergon, J.) of the High Court rendered a judgement on 9th March, 2017 wherein he dismissed the applicant’s case. In doing so, he held that the respondent was entitled to summarily dismiss the applicant for gross misconduct without notice or pay in lieu of notice which was in accordance with the statute prevailing then, and the …

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