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Land And Property [2019] ZASCA 70

Stoffberg NO and Others v City of Cape Town (1325/2017)

Stoffberg NO and Others v City of Cape Town (1325/2017) [2019] ZASCA 70 (30 May 2019)

Court
Supreme Court of Appeal
Case number
1325/2017
Judges
Ponnan, Tshiqi, Van der Merwe, Schippers, Eksteen

The Supreme Court of Appeal dismissed an acquisitive prescription claim to a public outspan, finding the appellants proved neither 30 years’ continuous possession nor ownership-like use.

  • Acquisitive Prescription
  • Rei Vindicatio
  • Public Servitude
  • Animus Domini
  • Continuous Possession
  • Acquisitive-prescription
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