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Land And Property [2013] ZAECGHC 93

Buchanan v Hope NO and Others (654/2010)

Buchanan v Hope NO and Others (654/2010) [2013] ZAECGHC 93 (28 October 2011)

Court
Eastern Cape High Court, Grahamstown
Case number
654/2010
Judge
P.W. Tshiki

The court granted a declaratory order enforcing a registered servitude, holding that the defendants breached a 4-metre building-height restriction on servient land.

  • Servitude Enforcement
  • Building Height Restriction
  • Interpretation Of Servitude
  • Praedial Servitude
  • Actio Confessoria
  • Servitude-enforcement
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Land And Property [1993] ZASCA 142

De Witt v Knierim (421/91)

De Witt v Knierim (421/91) [1993] ZASCA 142; 1994 (1) SA 350 (AD); [1994] 1 All SA 428 (A) (28 September 1993)

Court
Supreme Court of Appeal
Case number
421/91
Judges
Joubert, Hefer, Eksteen, Van den Heever, Krieger

The appeal concerned whether a new dam unlawfully reduced underground water feeding servitude-protected dams A and B, and whether expert costs should be included.

  • Servitude Rights
  • Actio Confessoria
  • Water Rights
  • Burden Of Proof
  • Servitude-rights
  • Water-rights
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