<p class="ql-align-center"><br></p><p class="ql-align-center"> REPUBLIC OF KENYA</p><p class="ql-align-center">IN THE COURT OF APPEAL</p><p class="ql-align-center">AT NAIROBI</p><p class="ql-align-center">CIVIL APPEAL NO. 10 OF 1998</p><p class="ql-align-center">CATHERINE KARUNGARI KARL..................................APPELLANT</p><p class="ql-align-center">AND</p><p class="ql-align-center">GUENTER OTTO KARL................................................RESPONDENT</p><p class="ql-align-center">(Appeal from the Ruling of the High Court of Kenya at</p><p class="ql-align-center"> Nairobi (Justice Hayanga) dated 19th September, 1997</p><p class="ql-align-center"> in</p><p class="ql-align-center"> H.C.DIVORCE CAUSE NO. 21 OF 1997)</p><p class="ql-align-center"> *************</p><p class="ql-align-center">R U L I N G</p><p>The background to the present application is set out in the unchallenged affidavit of the applicant sworn on the 3rd day of April, 1998. This affidavit is in support of the applicant&#x27;s notice of motion seeking the extension of time for the filing of the applicant&#x27;s notice of appeal and record of appeal in Civil Appeal No. 10 of 1998 between the applicant Catherine Karungari Karl as appellant and Guenter Otto Karl as respondent, against the Ruling of Hayanga, J. dated the 19th</p><p> day of September, 1997, on the ground that the applicant&#x27;sadvocate had inadvertanly omitted to seek leave to file the notice of …</p>