Voogt NO and Another v Pienaar (35634/2010) [2012] ZAGPPHC 90 (4 June 2012)

Voogt NO and Another v Pienaar (35634/2010) [2012] ZAGPPHC 90 (4 June 2012)

The court found that the applicants discharged their burden of proof on a balance of probabilities. The evidence established that the respondent entered into a valid sale agreement with the deceased for the Mercedes Benz and failed to pay the agreed purchase price of R150,000. The respondent's version that the transaction was cancelled was not supported by the probabilities or the documentary evidence. The written 'Addition to Will' corroborated the applicants' oral testimony regarding the existence of the debt. Regarding the loan for the purchase of eland, the court rejected the respondent's claim that the money was a gift, finding his testimony inconsistent with his pleadings and...

Citation
[2012] ZAGPPHC 90
Parties
Applicant: Stoffelina Susanna Voogt N.O.; Applicant: Aletta Maria Pienaar; Respondent: Dawid Johannes Pienaar
Court
North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria
Jurisdiction
South Africa
Judgment Date
4 June 2012
Case Number
35634/2010
Procedural Posture
Civil Trial / First Instance
Outcome
Judgment for the applicants. The respondent is ordered to pay the amounts claimed, with interest and costs.
Judges
Hiemstra
Legal Topics
Sale of Goods, Loan Agreement, Estate Administration
Civil Procedure Land and Property Sale of Goods Loan Agreement Estate Administration

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Parties

Stoffelina Susanna Voogt N.O.

Applicant

Aletta Maria Pienaar

Applicant

Dawid Johannes Pienaar

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Trial / First Instance

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the respondent is liable to pay R150,000 for the purchase of a Mercedes Benz from the deceased's estate.
  2. 2 Whether the respondent is liable to repay a loan of R27,000 made by the deceased for the purchase of eland.
  3. 3 Whether the documentary evidence titled 'Addition to Will' constitutes proof of the debts owed by the respondent.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the applicants discharged their burden of proof on a balance of probabilities. The evidence established that the respondent entered into a valid sale agreement with the deceased for the Mercedes Benz and failed to pay the agreed purchase price of R150,000. The respondent's version that the transaction was cancelled was not supported by the probabilities or the documentary evidence. The written 'Addition to Will' corroborated the applicants' oral testimony regarding the existence of the debt. Regarding the loan for the purchase of eland, the court rejected the respondent's claim that the money was a gift, finding his testimony inconsistent with his pleadings and...

Court Disposition

Judgment for the applicants. The respondent is ordered to pay the amounts claimed, with interest and costs.

Orders

  • The respondent is ordered to pay R150,000 to the first applicant in her capacity as executrix of the estate of Willem Francois Pienaar.
  • The respondent is ordered to pay interest on R150,000 from 7 July 2009 to date of payment at 15.5% per annum.