South Africa Case Law

Summit Industrial Corporation v Claimants Against the Fund Comprising the Proceeds of the Sale of the M.V "Jade Transporter" (2/87)

Summit Industrial Corporation v Claimants Against the Fund Comprising the Proceeds of the Sale of the M.V "Jade Transporter" (2/87) [1987] ZASCA 2; [1987] 2 All SA 113 (A) (2 March 1987)

Court

Supreme Court of Appeal

Case number

2/87

Judges

Corbett, Trengove, Viljoen, Grosskopf, Nicholas

The court held that section 11(8) of the Admiralty Jurisdiction Regulation Act is applied according to its ordinary meaning, and Summit’s appeal was dismissed.

• Admiralty Jurisdiction Regulation Act
• Associated Ship Claims
• Ranking Of Maritime Claims
• Statutory Interpretation
• Action In Rem
• Fund Distribution