Badenhorst N.O and Others v Fraser and Others (5008/2021) [2021] ZAFSHC 319 (30 November 2021)

Badenhorst N.O and Others v Fraser and Others (5008/2021) [2021] ZAFSHC 319 (30 November 2021)

The court found that the Trust, as mortgagor, had fully settled its indebtedness under the loan agreement and mortgage bond, including all interest and capital, with proper set-off of rental payments as contractually agreed. The first respondent's objections were based on a misreading of the agreements and an incorrect assumption that her rights as mortgagee were altered by divorce or the death of her husband. The court held that the Trust's obligations remained unchanged and that any claim the first respondent may have for additional amounts should be directed to the deceased estate, not the Trust. The requirements of regulation 68(11) of the Deeds Registries Act were satisfied, and the...

Citation
[2021] ZAFSHC 319
Parties
Applicant: Adeline Badenhorst N.O.; Applicant: Johannes Urbanus Badenhorst N.O.; Applicant: Johannes Dewaldus van der Berg N.O.; Respondent: Hannelie Fraser; Respondent: Dirk Jackson Terblanche; Respondent: Registrar of Deeds, Bloemfontein
Court
Free State High Court, Bloemfontein
Jurisdiction
South Africa
Judgment Date
30 November 2021
Case Number
5008/2021
Procedural Posture
Urgent Application / First Instance Judgment
Outcome
Application granted; orders made as sought with minor amendment.
Judges
Daffue
Legal Topics
Mortgage Bond Cancellation, Deeds Registries Act, Set Off, Trust Law
Land and Property Civil Procedure Mortgage Bond Cancellation Deeds Registries Act Set Off Trust Law

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Parties

Adeline Badenhorst N.O.

Applicant

Johannes Urbanus Badenhorst N.O.

Applicant

Johannes Dewaldus van der Berg N.O.

Applicant

Hannelie Fraser

Respondent

Dirk Jackson Terblanche

Respondent

Registrar of Deeds, Bloemfontein

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Urgent Application / First Instance Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the mortgagors (Sterkfontein Trust) have fully settled the indebtedness under the mortgage bond and are entitled to its cancellation.
  2. 2 Whether the first respondent, as mortgagee, is entitled to refuse consent to cancellation based on her calculation of outstanding amounts.
  3. 3 Whether the set-off of rental payments under the lease agreement is valid and binding for purposes of calculating the outstanding loan.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the Trust, as mortgagor, had fully settled its indebtedness under the loan agreement and mortgage bond, including all interest and capital, with proper set-off of rental payments as contractually agreed. The first respondent's objections were based on a misreading of the agreements and an incorrect assumption that her rights as mortgagee were altered by divorce or the death of her husband. The court held that the Trust's obligations remained unchanged and that any claim the first respondent may have for additional amounts should be directed to the deceased estate, not the Trust. The requirements of regulation 68(11) of the Deeds Registries Act were satisfied, and the...

Court Disposition

Application granted; orders made as sought with minor amendment.

Orders

  • The first respondent is ordered and directed to sign the consent to cancellation and all other documents required by the Registrar of Deeds in terms of regulation 68(11) of the Deeds Registries Act, 47 of 1937 for the cancellation of Mortgage Bond B6265/2015 within two days from date of this order.
  • In the event of the first respondent failing to comply, the Registrar of this Court is authorised to sign on her behalf the consent to cancellation and all other required documents.