[2000] KECA 345 (KLR)
The court exercised its unfettered discretion under rule 4 of the Court of Appeal Rules to grant the applicant an extension of time to file and serve the memorandum and record of appeal. The absence of opposition from the respondents and the existence of an arguable appeal regarding the disallowance of special...
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- Citation
- [2000] KECA 345 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: Hugh Francis Edwards; Respondent: Kenya Bus Services; Respondent: Antony Muia Samuel
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Court Station
- Court of Appeal at Nairobi
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- ? 256 of 1999
- Procedural Posture
- Civil Application / Application for Extension of Time to File Appeal
- Outcome
- Application allowed. Extension of time granted.
- Legal Topics
- Extension of Time, Appeals Process, Special Damages, Pleading Requirements
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Parties
Hugh Francis Edwards
Applicant
Kenya Bus Services
Respondent
Antony Muia Samuel
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Civil Application / Application for Extension of Time to File Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the applicant should be granted an extension of time to file and serve a memorandum and record of appeal.
- 2 Whether the refusal to award special damages by the High Court was proper.
Ratio Decidendi
The court exercised its unfettered discretion under rule 4 of the Court of Appeal Rules to grant the applicant an extension of time to file and serve the memorandum and record of appeal. The absence of opposition from the respondents and the existence of an arguable appeal regarding the disallowance of special damages justified the extension. The court found no special reason to decline the application and thus allowed the extension as sought.
Court Disposition
Application allowed. Extension of time granted.
Orders
- Time for filing and serving the memorandum and record of appeal extended by 30 days from the date of the ruling.
- No order as to costs of the application.
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REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE COURT OF APPEAL AT NAIROBI (CORAM: BOSIRE J.A (IN CHAMBERS) CIVIL APPLICATION NO. NAI. 256 of 1999 BETWEEN HUGH FRANCIS EDWARDS ..................................APPLICANT AND KENYA BUS SERVICES.................................. ISTRESPONDENT ANTONY MUIA SAMUEL ................................. 2NDRESPONDENT
(An application for extension of time to file appeal in an intended appeal from a judgment of the High Court of Kenya at Nairobi (Justice Anganyanya) dated 18th June 1998
in H.C.C.C. No. 1006 of 1994 ****************** R U L I N G
This is an application for extension of time within which to file and serve a memorandum and record of appeal. The application which is made under rule 4 of the Court of Appeal Rules, is brought by Hugh Francis Edwards, who was the Plaintiff in Nairobi High Court Civil Case No. 1006 of 1994, in which Aganyanya J. awarded him general damages of Kshs.670,000 less 15% contributory negligence and Kshs.100/= special damages, but declined to award the bulk of the special damages on the ground that they were not specifically pleaded.
Counsel for the applicant, Mr Ombati, has submitted before me that the said special damages were improperly disallowed as the applicant had furnished the particulars of special damages to the respondents, Kenya Bus Services Ltd, and Anthony Muia Samuel and the two did not challenge the claim at the trial.
In view of that, he submitted, the applicant has an arguable appeal which he wishes to pursue if granted the extension.
Miss Nyabuto, for both the Respondents, does not oppose the application, and there being no special reason for declining to exercise my unfettered discretion under the aforesaid rule, I extend the time for filing and serving the memorandum and record of appeal by 30 days from the date hereof. I make no order as to the costs of the application.
Dated and delivered this 27th day of June, 2000.
S.E.O. BOSIRE ...................JUDGE OF APPEAL
I certify that this is a true copy of the original.
DEPUTY REGISTRAR