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Land And Property [1952] EACA 205

Umerdin v Khan

Umerdin v Khan (Civil Appeal No. 117 of 1952) [1952] EACA 205 (1 January 1952)

The Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa dismissed an appeal over removal of a caveat, holding that the appellant had not shown a right of appeal or jurisdiction.

  • Removal Of Caveat
  • Right Of Appeal
  • Jurisdiction Of Court
  • Interpretation Of Statute
  • Caveat-removal
  • Right-of-appeal
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Criminal Law [1942] EACA 89

Rex v Gitwasi (Revision Case No. 253 of 1942)

Rex v Gitwasi (Revision Case No. 253 of 1942) [1942] EACA 89 (1 January 1942)

The court quashed a conviction under the Employment of Servants Ordinance, holding that three or four days’ absence did not prove an animal was “irretrievably lost.”

  • Employment Of Servants
  • Burden Of Proof
  • Irretrievable Loss
  • Interpretation Of Statute
  • Burden-of-proof
  • Statutory-interpretation
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Criminal Law [1938] EACA 196

Rex v Said (Cr. App. No. 134 of 1938)

Rex v Said (Cr. App. No. 134 of 1938) [1938] EACA 196 (1 January 1938)

The court allowed the appeal because the charge under Penal Code section 167(4) did not allege that the accused was “found wandering,” an essential element of the offence.

  • Rogue And Vagabond
  • Penal Code Section 167
  • Elements Of Offence
  • Gambling
  • Interpretation Of Statute
  • Criminal-law
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Criminal Law [1932] EACA 12

Rex v Sururei (Con. C. 734/1932.)

Rex v Sururei (Con. C. 734/1932.) [1932] EACA 12 (1 January 1932)

The court held that “found in the possession” means actual physical possession, not constructive possession, and allowed the appeal, reversing conviction and sentence.

  • Stock Theft
  • Possession Of Stolen Property
  • Interpretation Of Statute
  • Criminal-law
  • Statutory-interpretation
  • Theft
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