Vision Transport Logistics V Tichere Pule Van Rentals and Right to Care Lesotho ( AS CONSOLIDATED) (CCT/0166/2023) [2023] LSHC 147 (30 November 2023)

Vision Transport Logistics V Tichere Pule Van Rentals and Right to Care Lesotho ( AS CONSOLIDATED) (CCT/0166/2023) [2023] LSHC 147 (30 November 2023)

The applications for summary judgment were dismissed because the summonses did not disclose causes of action, as they merely set out the reliefs sought without material facts, and only the summons (not declarations) are to be considered in such applications.

Citation
[2023] LSHC 147
Parties
Plaintiff: Vision Transport & Logistics (Pty) Ltd; Plaintiff: Tichere Pule (Pty) Ltd t/a Tichere Pule Van Rentals; Defendant: Right to Care Lesotho (Pty) Ltd
Court
High Court
Jurisdiction
Lesotho
Judgment Date
30 November 2023
Case Number
CCT/0166/2023
Procedural Posture
Civil Summary Judgment Application / Ruling on Opposed Consolidated Summary Judgment Applications
Outcome
applications for summary judgment dismissed
Legal Topics
Summary Judgment, Cause of Action, Pleadings, Non Compliance With Court Rules
Source Language
English
Civil Procedure Contract Law Summary Judgment Cause of Action Pleadings Non Compliance With Court Rules

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Parties

Vision Transport & Logistics (Pty) Ltd

Plaintiff

Tichere Pule (Pty) Ltd t/a Tichere Pule Van Rentals

Plaintiff

Right to Care Lesotho (Pty) Ltd

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Civil Summary Judgment Application / Ruling on Opposed Consolidated Summary Judgment Applications

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the summons disclosed a cause of action sufficient for summary judgment
  2. 2 Whether the court should consider declarations filed with summons in summary judgment applications
  3. 3 Effect of non-compliance with procedural rules on costs

Ratio Decidendi

The applications for summary judgment were dismissed because the summonses did not disclose causes of action, as they merely set out the reliefs sought without material facts, and only the summons (not declarations) are to be considered in such applications.

Court Disposition

applications for summary judgment dismissed

Orders

  • Application for summary judgment in CCT/0166/2023 dismissed with no order as to costs.
  • Application for summary judgment in CCT/0167/2023 dismissed with no order as to costs.