Sufficient Cause to Set Aside Ex parte order Cassation Case No.: 169017

Date: August 6, 2011 (Hamle 30, 2011 E.C.) Summary of the Case: The case began in the Bako Tibe District Court of the Oromia National Regional State. An ex-parte judgment was rendered against the Applicant after he failed to file an answer. The Applicant applied to set aside the judgment, providing medical evidence that he … Read more

Correction of Name and Service of Summons:  Cassation Case No.: 182317

Date: November 4, 2020 (Tikimt 25, 2013 E.C.) Summary of the Case: The dispute began in the Federal First Instance Court, where the current Applicant was the Defendant. After an order was issued to hear the case in his absence, the Applicant filed an application on May 15, 2017 (Ginbot 07, 2009 E.C.) to set … Read more

Setting Aside Default Judgment: Cassation File No. 236565

Date: Ginbot 3, 2015 E.C. Summary of the Case: The applicant (defendant) filed a petition to have a default judgment set aside and to enter into the litigation, claiming that the court summons in a marital property division suit did not properly reach them, resulting in a decision rendered in their absence. The respondent, on … Read more

Ex parte: Judicial Duty of Inquiry Cassation File No. 245296

Date: Sene 28, 2015 E.C. Brief Summary of the Case: While the applicant had filed a petition to set aside a default judgment rendered in their absence, the judge handling the case recused themselves upon the applicant’s request. However, the other bench to which the file was directed closed the file without effect, without examining … Read more