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the civil procedure act - Kenya Law Reports

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154[Subsidiary]CAP. 21 Civil Procedure [Rev. 2010Provided that, in <strong>the</strong> case of a partnership which has been dissolved to <strong>the</strong>knowledge of <strong>the</strong> plaintiff before <strong>the</strong> institution of <strong>the</strong> suit, <strong>the</strong> summons shall[Order 30, rule 4.]Notice in whatcapacity served.[Order 30, rule 5.]Appearance ofpartners.[Order 30, rule 6.]No appearanceexcept by partners.[Order 30, rule 7.]Appearance in <strong>act</strong>ionprovided by rule 3, every person upon whom it is served shall be informedby notice in writing given at <strong>the</strong> time of such service, whe<strong>the</strong>r he is served asa partner or as a person having <strong>the</strong> control or management of <strong>the</strong> partnershipbusiness, or in both char<strong>act</strong>ers, and, in default of such notice, <strong>the</strong> person servedshall be deemed to be served as a partner.shall appear individually in <strong>the</strong>ir own names, but all subsequent proceedings6. Where a summons is served in <strong>the</strong> manner provided by rule 3, upona person having <strong>the</strong> control or management of <strong>the</strong> partnership business, no7.(1) Any person served as a partner under rule 3 but who denies that hewas a partner or liable as such at any material time may enter an appearance(2) If an appearance is so entered—(a) <strong>the</strong> plaintiff may apply to set it aside on <strong>the</strong> ground that <strong>the</strong> personentering it was a partner or liable as such, or may leave that questionto be determined at a later stage of <strong>the</strong> proceedings; or(b) <strong>the</strong> person entering <strong>the</strong> appearance may apply to set aside <strong>the</strong> serviceon him on <strong>the</strong> ground that he was not a partner or liable as such;or he may at <strong>the</strong> proper time deliver a defence denying ei<strong>the</strong>r orboth—(i) his liability as a partner;(3) An order may on <strong>the</strong> application of ei<strong>the</strong>r party at any time be madethat <strong>the</strong> questions as to <strong>the</strong> liability of <strong>the</strong> person served and <strong>the</strong> liability of <strong>the</strong>[Order 30, rule 8.]and partners.common; but no execution shall be issued in such suits except by leave of <strong>the</strong>

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