Re NYIRAHARERIMANA

Re NYIRAHARERIMANA

The Court of Appeal found that the lower courts made a clerical error by omitting the appellant's full name as shown on her official documents, and ordered correction of the name in all relevant judgments to ensure enforceability.

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Citation
RCA 00002/2021/CA
Parties
Appellant: Nyiraharerimana; Minor Represented by Appellant: Ganza Kevine; Minor Represented by Appellant: Izihirwe Manzi Kelly; Respondent: Radiant Insurance Company Ltd
Court
Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction
Rwanda
Judgment Date
26 October 2021
Case Number
RCA 00002/2021/CA
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Judgment on Appeal
Outcome
appeal allowed
Legal Topics
Correction of Clerical Errors, Party Identification, Execution of Judgment
Civil Procedure Correction of Clerical Errors Party Identification Execution of Judgment

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Parties

Nyiraharerimana

Appellant

Ganza Kevine

Minor Represented by Appellant

Izihirwe Manzi Kelly

Minor Represented by Appellant

Radiant Insurance Company Ltd

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Judgment on Appeal

  1. 1 Whether the High Court erred in refusing to correct the appellant's name in the judgment to match her official identification documents.

Ratio Decidendi

The Court of Appeal found that the lower courts made a clerical error by omitting the appellant's full name as shown on her official documents, and ordered correction of the name in all relevant judgments to ensure enforceability.

Court Disposition

appeal allowed

Orders

  • The appellant's name is to be corrected to 'Nyiraharerimana Jeanne' in judgments RC00040/2019/TGI/GIC and RCA00417/2020/HC/KIG.
  • This judgment supplements and forms one with RCA00417/2020/HC/KIG.