Mohohlo v Road Accident Fund (7205/13)
Mohohlo v Road Accident Fund (7205/13) [2016] ZAGPPHC 142 (29 January 2016)
The court found that the plaintiff, having raised the deceased from infancy and received reciprocal financial support from him once he became self-sufficient, established a relationship of reciprocal nurture and support akin to that of a parent and child. The absence of formal adoption did not preclude the existence of a legal duty to support, as both common law and African customary law recognize such duties arising from fact-specific relationships. The plaintiff demonstrated indigence, as her income was insufficient to meet her basic needs, and she relied on the deceased's contributions for…
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- Loss Of Support
- Locus Standi
- Customary Law Dependants
- Indigence
- Road Accident Fund Act