South Africa Case Law

Johl and Another v Nobre and Others (23841/2010)

Johl and Another v Nobre and Others (23841/2010) [2012] ZAWCHC 20 (20 March 2012)

Court

Western Cape High Court, Cape Town

Case number

23841/2010

Judge

Y.S. Meer

The servitude agreement grants the dominant owner a right of way across the servient property, without any express or implied restrictions on the servient owner's access. The respondents' refusal to provide the applicants with a remote device for the automatic gate constitutes an unlawful restriction and increases the burden on the servient property beyond the terms of the servitude. The respondents' attempt to transform the servitude area into a security buffer for their exclusive use is contrary to the servitude agreement and the principle of civiliter modo. The applicants are entitled to a…

Source excerpt

• Servitude Right Of Way
• Praedial Servitude
• Interpretation Of Servitude Agreement
• Civiliter Modo
• Burden On Servient Property