Narayan Textiles CC v Fox Alarms and Security (15737/2015)
Narayan Textiles CC v Fox Alarms and Security (15737/2015) [2019] ZAGPJHC 21 (4 February 2019)
The court found that Narayan Textiles CC failed to establish that Fox Alarms and Security breached its contractual obligations. The evidence showed that the alarm system was operational on the night of the burglary, and the cause of its failure to send a signal was not discernible or attributable to any breach or fault by Fox. The contract was largely oral and imprecise, but Fox installed the system as agreed, and Narayan did not prove that Fox failed to advise on or install necessary features such as a Telkom backup line or anti-masking passives. The regulatory requirements were not shown to…
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- Contractual Breach
- Security Services Contract
- Burden Of Proof
- Adequacy Of Performance