K Carrim Commercial Properties (Pty) Ltd v Fair Discounters (Pty) Ltd and Another (A466/17) [2019] ZAGPPHC 984 (13 December 2019)

K Carrim Commercial Properties (Pty) Ltd v Fair Discounters (Pty) Ltd and Another (A466/17) [2019] ZAGPPHC 984 (13 December 2019)

The court found that the amendment sought by the appellant was not a mere correction of a misdescription but a substitution of one distinct juristic entity for another. The evidence showed that K Carrim Commercial Properties (Pty) Ltd and K Carrim Property Management (Pty) Ltd were separate companies with different...

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Citation
[2019] ZAGPPHC 984
Parties
Appellant: K Carrim Commercial Properties (Pty) Ltd; Respondent: Fair Discounters (Pty) Ltd; Respondent: Dawood Rashid Vally
Court
North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria
Jurisdiction
South Africa
Case Number
A466/17
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Appeal Against Refusal of Amendment Application Under Rule 28(4)
Outcome
Appeal dismissed with costs.
Judges
PM Mabuse, MJ Teffo, N Engelbrecht
Legal Topics
Amendment of Pleadings, Prescription Act, Substitution of Parties, Lease Agreement, Suretyship
Civil Procedure Commercial and Corporate Amendment of Pleadings Prescription Act Substitution of Parties Lease Agreement Suretyship

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Parties

K Carrim Commercial Properties (Pty) Ltd

Appellant

Fair Discounters (Pty) Ltd

Respondent

Dawood Rashid Vally

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Appeal Against Refusal of Amendment Application Under Rule 28(4)

  1. 1 Whether the proposed amendment to the particulars of claim constitutes a mere correction of a misdescription or a substitution of one party for another.
  2. 2 Whether the claim of the proposed substituted plaintiff has prescribed under the Prescription Act.
  3. 3 Whether the amendment should be allowed under Rule 28(4) of the Uniform Rules of Court.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the amendment sought by the appellant was not a mere correction of a misdescription but a substitution of one distinct juristic entity for another. The evidence showed that K Carrim Commercial Properties (Pty) Ltd and K Carrim Property Management (Pty) Ltd were separate companies with different registration numbers. The claim of the proposed new plaintiff, K Carrim Property Management (Pty) Ltd, had prescribed, as no steps were taken by the correct entity to interrupt prescription within the statutory period. The court applied the principles from Blaauberg and Associated Paint, holding that prescription is not interrupted by proceedings instituted in the name of the...

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed with costs.

Orders

  • The appeal is dismissed with costs.