Schapenrome Investments (Edms) Bpk and Others v Stadsraad van Sandton (357/92) [1993] ZASCA 188 (29 November 1993)

Schapenrome Investments (Edms) Bpk and Others v Stadsraad van Sandton (357/92) [1993] ZASCA 188 (29 November 1993)

The court held that the appellants' title to Erf 396 (Rautenbach Plein) is subject to the public's right of use and the control and management of the Sandton City Council under section 63 of the Local Government Ordinance 17 of 1939. The registration procedure in 1902, including the filing and approval of the...

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Citation
[1993] ZASCA 188
Parties
Appellant: Schapenrome Investments (Edms) Bpk; Appellant: Ronvern (Edms) Bpk; Appellant: St Rocco Properties (Edms) Bpk; Respondent: Stadsraad van Sandton; Respondent: Registrateur van Aktes, Pretoria
Court
Supreme Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction
South Africa
Case Number
357/92
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Appeal From the Transvaal Provincial Division
Outcome
Appeal dismissed with costs, including the costs of two counsel.
Judges
Joubert, Hefer, Eksteen, Nienaber, Harms
Legal Topics
Statutory Serwituut, Municipal Control, Title Conditions, Public Right of Use
Land and Property Administrative Law Statutory Serwituut Municipal Control Title Conditions Public Right of Use

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Parties

Schapenrome Investments (Edms) Bpk

Appellant

Ronvern (Edms) Bpk

Appellant

St Rocco Properties (Edms) Bpk

Appellant

Stadsraad van Sandton

Respondent

Registrateur van Aktes, Pretoria

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Appeal From the Transvaal Provincial Division

  1. 1 Whether the appellants hold full and unrestricted title to Erf 396 (Rautenbach Plein) in Wynberg.
  2. 2 Whether Rautenbach Plein is subject to public rights of use and municipal control under section 63 of the Local Government Ordinance 17 of 1939.
  3. 3 Whether the Sandton City Council has a statutory servitude over Rautenbach Plein for the benefit of the public.

Ratio Decidendi

The court held that the appellants' title to Erf 396 (Rautenbach Plein) is subject to the public's right of use and the control and management of the Sandton City Council under section 63 of the Local Government Ordinance 17 of 1939. The registration procedure in 1902, including the filing and approval of the general plan and the endorsement on the title deed, established Rautenbach Plein as a public square. The absence of a formal act of dedication is irrelevant, as the statutory process sufficed to confer public rights. The deed of transfer is not 'clean' but is subject to conditions arising from previous deeds and statutory endorsements. The Council's statutory servitude does not...

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed with costs, including the costs of two counsel.

Orders

  • The appeal is dismissed with costs, including the costs of two counsel.