Joyce Ijai Jahava v Geoffrey Kegode Mudavadi & another [2017] KEELC 3741 (KLR)
The bottom line
#A Kenyan court protected a land buyer who paid more than the agreed price, freezing all dealings with the property until the case is decided.
What this practically means
#Executive summary
#Key legal issues
#Whether the Applicant established a prima facie case warranting a temporary injunction over N/MARAGOLI/MBALE/1812
Yes; the Applicant paid a deposit and further sums in excess of the purchase price, and the 1st Defendant frustrated completion by refusing to transfer
The court found that the parties entered a sale agreement on 7th January 2009 for Kshs 500,000, that the Applicant paid the deposit of half that amount, that she paid sums to the 2nd Defendant to salvage the property after discovering the charge, and that the 1st Defendant frustrated completion by refusing to transfer. This showed a prima facie case with probability of success.
Whether an injunction should issue pending determination of the suit
Yes; the court granted prayer 3, restraining dealings with the suit property pending hearing and determination of the suit
Having found a prima facie case and that the Applicant had paid far in excess of the purchase price, the court concluded the application had merit and granted the interlocutory injunction in terms of prayer 3, with costs in the cause.
Legal principles established
#- Applications for interlocutory injunctions are considered against the Giella v Cassman Brown principles: prima facie case with probability of success, inadequacy of damages, and balance of convenience
- An interlocutory injunction is an equitable relief and may be declined where the applicant's conduct does not meet the approval of a court of equity
Court orders
#- 1.A temporary injunction restraining the Defendants, their agents, servants and/or employees from meddling, interfering, selling, leasing, disposing, alienating or in any other manner dealing with all that parcel of land known as N/MARAGOLI/MBALE/1812 pending the hearing and determination of this suit
- 2.Costs of the application to be in the cause
- Jurisdiction invoked
- Section 3A of the Civil Procedure Act and Order 40 Rules 1(a) & (b) and 2(1) & (2) of the Civil Procedure Rules 2010
Key timeline
#Practical implications
#Frequently asked questions
#Cite this brief
#Cite this brief
Caselaw, "Joyce Ijai Jahava v Geoffrey Kegode Mudavadi & another [2017] KEELC 3741 (KLR)", Case Analysis (2017). Not stated in the excerpt. Source: https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keelc/2017/3741/eng@2017-04-06
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