East African Court of Appeal

(Appeal from the decision of the Central Rent Control Board—Nairobi)
Landlord and Tenant—Standard rent—Meaning of "premises"—Whether Board
can assess standard rent at less than 10 per cent of cost and value.

Increase of Rent Restriction Ordina iice—Supreme Court's original jurisdiction-
Position of Licensee.

(Appeal from the decision of H.M. Supreme Court of Kenya, Windham, J.) Clubs—Secretary or other officer's right to eject from the club premises an undesirable non-member.

(Appeal from the decision of the Central Rent Control Board, Nairobi)
Landlord and tenant—No commencement of date of monthly tenancy—Validity
of notice to quit—Premature application to Board.

Thre purchase—Motor car—Transfer of third party risk by owner to hirer-
Subsequent purchaser's title.

Company's change of name—Incorporated outside but registered in Kenya-
Application of s. 18 and 20 Companies Ordinance.

Contract of sale—Agent inducing buyer to give another agent an undiscfoed
piëeñt—Whether corrupt or fraudulent and whether done in effeting 1e.

Plea—Arson—Wilfully and unlawfully setting fire.

(Appeal from the decision of H.M. Supreme Court of Tanganyika—Sinclair, J.) Murder—Extra judicial statement: Interpreter a headman with powers of a Police Officer—"Gimarda Custom" of Wamangati.

(Appeal from the decision of the Central Rent Control Board, Nairobi)
Landlord and tenant—Rent Control Board's power to revise its own decision
given ex parte.

Stock and Produce Theft Ordinance, Cap. 206—Section 10 (1)—Faulty charge.

(Appeal from decision of H.M. Supreme Court of Kenya—Connell, J.) Bankruptcy Ordinance Kenya, section 42 (c)—Reputed possession—ReceiptWhether instrument deemed fraudulent and void against Trustee, section 13 (1) Chattels Transfer Ordinance—Procedure—Motion by trustee.

(Appeal from decision of H.M. Supreme Court of Kenya—Connell, J.) Landlord and Tenant—"Banda" on temporary occupation license plot—Section 2 (2) (i) Rent Restriction Ordinance

(Appeal from the decision of H.M. Supreme Court of Kenya at Mombasa, de Lestang, J.) Customs seizure—Public Health Ordinance, section 134—Public Health (Condensed Milk) Rules, 1950, rule 6—Customs Management Ordinance, section 216

(Appeal from decision of H.M. Supreme Court of Kenya—Windham, J.) Procedure.

Native Authority Ordinance, section 13 (2)—Lawful excuse—Judgment iii
previous case.

Police Ordinance, 1948—Power of search of unlicensed premises without a warrant.

(Appeal from the decision of H.M. Supreme Court of Kenya, Windham, I.) Compensation—Railway realignment—Whether under Crown Lands Ordinance or Railway Ordinance.

(Appeal from decision of H.M. Supreme Court of Kenya—Clifford Knight, J.) Sale of goods—Tanganyika Defence (Controlled Produce) keguiations, 1946, regulation 7 (1)—Illegality—Part delivery—Non-payment whether balance of delivery enforceable.

Companies winding up—Income Tax Ordinance, section 21 (3)—Election by
shareholders—Whether amounts paid by company could be charged by
liquidator against the shareholders respective shares of the assets of the
company.

Company's Winding up—Petition opposed—Company's inability to pay its debts.

Voluntarily unemployed person—Unequivocal plea—Definition of adult male-
Voluntarily Unemployed Persons Ordinance, 1949—Somali—Meaning of-
Cap. 53.

(Appeal from the decision of H.B.M.'s High Court of ZanzibarSir John Gray, C.J.) Zanzibar—Hindu matrimonial cause—Proper forum—Application of Hindu personal law—Method to be adopted by Judge of H.B.M. High Court.

(Appeal from the deôision of the CentraL Rent Control Board, Nairobi)
Landlord and tennt_iConditioflal der—Whether Board can make—Tenant edt
of possession—Shifting of onus—Intention to return -or a corpus possession.

Hindu succession—Widow's claim—Marriage outside Colony.

Negligence—Contributory negligence—Principle to be applied.

(Appeal from the decision of H.M. High Court of Tanganyika—Sinclair, 3.) Murder—Grave and sudden provocation—Husband's suspicion of adulterous association.

(Appeal from decision of H.M. High Court of TanganyikaJ. S. Abernethy, Ag. J.) Practice—Civil Appeals—Failure to draw decree.

(Appeal from the decision of H.M. High Court of Tanganyika—Abernethy, J.) Practice—Criminal Procedure—Evidence of first complaint to person in authority.

(Appeal from the decision of H.M. Supreme Court of Kenya, Harley, Ag. J.) Practice—Civil Procedure—Motion for Summary Judgment—Order 35, rules 2 and 3—Defendants raising triable issues—Leave to defend—When conditional.

(Appeal from the decision of the Central Rent Control Board—Nairobi)
Landlord and Tenant—Increase of Rent (Restriction) Ordinance—Assessment
of standard rent—Market cost of construction—Board's powers.

(Appeal from the decision of the Central Rent Control Board, Nairobi)
Landlord and tenant—Application to Central Rent Control Board before notice
to quit expired.

(Appeal from the decision of H.M, High Court of Tanganyika—Knight, J.)

(Appeal from the decision of H.M. High Court of Tanganyika—Sinclair, J.) Homicide—Wrongful act done to property—Whether provocation.

Money-lending contract—Section I I Money-lenders Ordinance. Cap. 307-
Unforceability.

Taxation of costs—Interlocutory costs when recoverable before action concluded.

Criminal Procedure—Charge--Omission to allege act done or omitted to be done.

Landlord, tenant—increase of Rent Restriction Ordinance, section 16 (2), statidard
rent—Apportionment ordered but not made—Whether possession can be
ordered.

(Appeal from decision of H.M. Supreme Court of Kenya, Harley, A.J.) Damages—Personal injuries—Re-assessment by Appeal Court.

Practice—Application under.. Civil Procedure Rules,. Order 1, rule 10 (2)—Point
of.. Law—Order 6, rule 27.

Voluntarily tinemployed° person—Meaning of—Voluntary Unemployed Persons
Ordinance, 1949.

Practice---Civil Procedure Rules—Order 21, rult 52—Rights of owner of 'chattels
mortgage—Objection proceedings.

Corroborative evidence—Statements to Police—When admissible.

Rent Restriction Ordinance, 1949—Suit filed under Order 21, rule 90 Civil. Pro-
cedure Rules.

(Appeal from decision of H.M. Supreme Court of Kenya, Harley, J.) Practice—Appeal Court—Order—Meaning of Kenya Civil Procedure Ordinance, section 2.

(Appeal from the decision of the H.M. Supreme Court of Aden—Campbell, J.)

(Appeal from the decision of. the 3rd Class Magistrate's Court at Mombasa-
G. G. Hill, Esq.)

Waste matter—M ombasa Municipal By-law 137 (a).

(Appeal from the decision of H.M. Supreme Court of Kenya, R. Windham, J.) Landlord and Tenant—Increase of Rent (Restriction) Ordinance, 1949, section 5 (1) (h) (i) Interpretation—Duty of Board. 

Mombasa Municipality By-laws—Second-hand goods—Dump or Store.