Huma t/a Spar Supermarket v North-West Development Corporation Limited (679/96) [1998] ZANWHC 2 (3 September 1998)

Huma t/a Spar Supermarket v North-West Development Corporation Limited (679/96) [1998] ZANWHC 2 (3 September 1998)

The court held that the deponent to the founding affidavit was duly authorised by virtue of annexure 'CJK1', which set out board-approved signing powers. The appellant's challenge to authorisation was unsupported by evidence and amounted to a bare denial. The order granted by the court a quo was justified by the appellant's substantial and admitted indebtedness, his failure to make payments since January 1995, and the need to protect the respondent's financial interests. The introduction of annexure 'CJK6' in the replying affidavit was permissible to rebut the appellant's denial regarding the tribal lease. The order was not excessively wide or commercially oppressive in the circumstances,...

Citation
[1998] ZANWHC 2
Parties
Appellant: Daniel Lota Meshack Huma t/a Spar Supermarket; Respondent: North West Development Corporation Limited
Court
North West High Court, Mafikeng
Jurisdiction
South Africa
Judgment Date
3 September 1998
Case Number
679/96
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Full Bench Appeal From Order Confirming Rule Nisi
Outcome
Appeal dismissed. Respondent ordered to furnish appellant with a detailed financial account of the business on a three-monthly basis from commencement of business operations. Costs awarded against appellant.
Judges
Friedman, Waddington, Chulu
Legal Topics
Notarial Bond Enforcement, Specific Performance, Urgent Application, Board Authorisation, Attachment of Property
Commercial and Corporate Civil Procedure Notarial Bond Enforcement Specific Performance Urgent Application Board Authorisation Attachment of Property

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Parties

Daniel Lota Meshack Huma t/a Spar Supermarket

Appellant

North West Development Corporation Limited

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Full Bench Appeal From Order Confirming Rule Nisi

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the deponent to the founding affidavit was duly authorised to institute proceedings on behalf of the respondent.
  2. 2 Whether the court a quo erred in confirming the rule nisi authorising seizure and sale of the appellant's movable property under the notarial bonds.
  3. 3 Whether the order granted was excessively wide and commercially oppressive.

Ratio Decidendi

The court held that the deponent to the founding affidavit was duly authorised by virtue of annexure 'CJK1', which set out board-approved signing powers. The appellant's challenge to authorisation was unsupported by evidence and amounted to a bare denial. The order granted by the court a quo was justified by the appellant's substantial and admitted indebtedness, his failure to make payments since January 1995, and the need to protect the respondent's financial interests. The introduction of annexure 'CJK6' in the replying affidavit was permissible to rebut the appellant's denial regarding the tribal lease. The order was not excessively wide or commercially oppressive in the circumstances,...

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed. Respondent ordered to furnish appellant with a detailed financial account of the business on a three-monthly basis from commencement of business operations. Costs awarded against appellant.

Orders

  • The appeal is dismissed.
  • The respondent is ordered to furnish the appellant with a detailed financial account of the business on a three-monthly basis with effect from the date the respondent commences to run the business.