[2024] KEHC 10632 (KLR)
The court found that the appeal was filed outside the statutory 30-day period for appeals from the magistrate's court, and there was no application or order for extension of time. The appellant had already sought review of the original ruling, and the time for appealing the original decision had lapsed. The only...
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- Citation
- [2024] KEHC 10632 (KLR)
- Parties
- Appellant: John Wandaye Oyach; Respondent: Rose Owino
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Kisumu
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Succession Appeal E005 of 2024
- Procedural Posture
- Succession Appeal / Ruling on Admission of Appeal
- Outcome
- Appeal struck out as incompetent.
- Judges
- RE Aburili
- Legal Topics
- Probate and Administration, Appeal Timelines, Review of Magistrate Decisions
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Parties
John Wandaye Oyach
Appellant
Rose Owino
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Succession Appeal / Ruling on Admission of Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the appeal was filed within the statutory time limits for appeals from the magistrate's court in succession matters.
- 2 Whether the appeal is competent where no extension of time to appeal was sought or granted.
- 3 Whether the appellant could appeal the original ruling after seeking review and after the lapse of time for appeal.
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that the appeal was filed outside the statutory 30-day period for appeals from the magistrate's court, and there was no application or order for extension of time. The appellant had already sought review of the original ruling, and the time for appealing the original decision had lapsed. The only competent appeal would have been against the ruling declining review, but even that was filed out of time. Consequently, the court held that the appeal was incompetent and summarily struck it out.
Court Disposition
Appeal struck out as incompetent.
Orders
- The appeal is summarily rejected and struck out with no orders as to costs.
- The appellant and respondent to be notified forthwith.
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In re Estate of Owino Ondiegi (Deceased) (Succession Appeal E005 of 2024) [2024] KEHC 10632 (KLR) (11 September 2024) (Ruling)
Neutral citation: [2024] KEHC 10632 (KLR)
Republic of Kenya
In the High Court at Kisumu
Succession Appeal E005 of 2024
RE Aburili, J
September 11, 2024
N THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF OWINO ONDIEGI – DECEASED
Between
John Wandaye Oyach
Appellant
and
Rose Owino
Respondent
((Being an appeal from Ruling/Orders of the Senior Principal Magistrate’s Court Citation Cause No. 211 of 2019 delivered at Nyando))
Ruling
1. This appeal is before me for admission. I have perused the Memorandum of Appeal dated 12th August 2024 and filed in court on 14th August 2024.
2. The said Memorandum of Appeal claims that the Ruling appealed against is the one delivered on 1st January 2021 in Nyando SPM Succession Cause No. 211 of 2019 by Hon. L. N. Kiniale, SPM.
3. I have perused the trial court file which is Citation Cause No. 211 of 2019. Hon. L.N. Kiniale delivered a Ruling after hearing an application for review of the Ruling of 1st April 2021 rendered by Hon. S. Temu, SPM. She did not deliver any Ruling on 1st April 2021.
4. Even if she did, there being the application dated 20th October 2022 seeking to set aside/review that Ruling of 1/4/2021 means that the Appellant herein could only appeal against the Ruling declining review and not the original Ruling since time for filing of the appeal against the Ruling of 1st April 2021 had lapsed.
5. Furthermore, the Ruling declining the prayers for review of the Ruling of 1st April 2024 was rendered on 20th June 2021 whereas this appeal was filed on 14th August 2024. I have not seen any application or order for extension of time for filing of the appeal as 30 days had lapsed when the appeal was filed
6. Whichever way, the purported appeal is incompetently filed before this court and is hereby summarily rejected and struck out with no orders as to costs.
7. The Appellant and Respondent to be notified forthwith.
8. The original lower court file and copy of this Ruling to be remitted to the trial court.
9. This file is closed.
10. I so order.
DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED AT KISUMU THIS 11TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2024R. E. ABURILIJUDGE