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Civil Procedure [2015] ZAGPJHC 161

Mettle Development Finance One (Pty) Ltd v Calgro M3 Developments (Pty) Ltd (A5005/2014, 40945/2011)

Mettle Development Finance One (Pty) Ltd v Calgro M3 Developments (Pty) Ltd (A5005/2014, 40945/2011) [2015] ZAGPJHC 161 (6 July 2015)

Court
South Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg
Case number
A5005/2014, 40945/2011
Judges
C.G. Lamont, T.M. Masipa, M.P. Tsoka

The High Court held that prescription began when the debt became due, not when demand was later made, and upheld the appeal, dismissing the respondent’s claim.

  • Prescription Act
  • Cause Of Action
  • Demand As Trigger
  • Contractual Debt
  • Commencement Of Prescription
  • Prescription
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