Moseli Emmanuel Matholoane and Another v Nedbank (Lesotho) Limited and Another (CCT 189 of 2012) [2014] LSHC 27 (20 August 2014)

Moseli Emmanuel Matholoane and Another v Nedbank (Lesotho) Limited and Another (CCT 189 of 2012) [2014] LSHC 27 (20 August 2014)

The court cannot order payment by instalments out of applicants' earnings where there is no agreement between the parties, and the execution creditor is entitled to levy execution after failure to settle the admitted sum.

Citation
[2014] LSHC 27
Parties
Applicant: Moseli Emmanuel Matholoane; Applicant: Adelina Ntsoaki Matholoane; Respondent: Nedbank (Lesotho) Limited; Respondent: Deputy Sheriff (Mt Lipholo)
Court
High Court
Jurisdiction
Lesotho
Judgment Date
20 August 2014
Case Number
CCT 189 of 2012
Procedural Posture
Application / Judgment
Outcome
application dismissed
Legal Topics
Stay of Execution, Consent Judgment, Instalment Payments, Execution of Judgment
Source Language
English

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Parties

Moseli Emmanuel Matholoane

Applicant

Adelina Ntsoaki Matholoane

Applicant

Nedbank (Lesotho) Limited

Respondent

Deputy Sheriff (Mt Lipholo)

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Application / Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the court can stay execution of a consent judgment
  2. 2 Whether the court can order payment by instalments where parties do not agree

Ratio Decidendi

The court cannot order payment by instalments out of applicants' earnings where there is no agreement between the parties, and the execution creditor is entitled to levy execution after failure to settle the admitted sum.

Court Disposition

application dismissed

Orders

  • The interim interdict and rule nisi granted on 1st July 2014 is discharged.
  • Costs are awarded to the respondents.