Cuff’s Cattle Enterprise (Pty) Ltd v Botes and Others (HC-MD-CIV-MOT-GEN 389 of 2018) [2018] NAHCMD 348 (5 November 2018)

Cuff’s Cattle Enterprise (Pty) Ltd v Botes and Others (HC-MD-CIV-MOT-GEN 389 of 2018) [2018] NAHCMD 348 (5 November 2018)

The respondents unlawfully dispossessed the applicants of their cattle; the applicants retained possession and the respondents' claim of lien is not a valid defence to a spoliation application.

Citation
[2018] NAHCMD 348
Parties
Applicant: Cuff’s Cattle Enterprise (Pty) Ltd; Respondent: Daniel Botes; Applicant's Instructing Counsel: De Klerk, Horn & Coetzee Inc., Windhoek; Respondent's Instructing Counsel: Koep & Partners, Windhoek
Court
High Court Main Division
Jurisdiction
Namibia
Judgment Date
5 November 2018
Case Number
HC-MD-CIV-MOT-GEN 389 of 2018
Procedural Posture
Spoliation Application / Ruling on Urgent Application
Outcome
application granted
Legal Topics
Spoliation, Possession, Lien, Landlord and Tenant, Urgent Applications
Source Language
English
Civil Procedure Property Law Spoliation Possession Lien Landlord and Tenant Urgent Applications

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Parties

Cuff’s Cattle Enterprise (Pty) Ltd

Applicant

Daniel Botes

Respondent

De Klerk, Horn & Coetzee Inc., Windhoek

Applicant's Instructing Counsel

Koep & Partners, Windhoek

Respondent's Instructing Counsel

Procedural Posture

Spoliation Application / Ruling on Urgent Application

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the applicants were unlawfully dispossessed of their cattle by the respondents
  2. 2 Whether the respondents' claim of a lien over the cattle is a valid defence to a spoliation application
  3. 3 Whether the applicants retained possession of the cattle for purposes of spoliation relief

Ratio Decidendi

The respondents unlawfully dispossessed the applicants of their cattle; the applicants retained possession and the respondents' claim of lien is not a valid defence to a spoliation application.

Court Disposition

application granted

Orders

  • Non-compliance with service and time limits is condoned; matter treated as urgent.
  • Application for spoliation is granted.