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Delict [2010] ZAKZDHC 16

Swinburne v Newbee Investments (Pty) Ltd (10514/06)

Swinburne v Newbee Investments (Pty) Ltd (10514/06) [2010] ZAKZDHC 16; 2010 (5) SA 296 (KZD) ; [2010] 4 All SA 96 (KZD) (22 April 2010)

Court
Kwazulu-Natal High Court, Durban
Case number
10514/06
Judge
Wallis

The High Court held a landlord liable for injuries caused on stairs lacking a handrail and found the lease exemption clause did not clearly exclude personal-injury claims.

  • Negligence
  • Landlord Tenant Liability
  • Exemption Clauses
  • Personal Injury
  • Public Policy
  • Duty Of Care
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Land And Property [2005] ZANCHC 116

Rascal v Bouwer and Others (438/03)

Rascal v Bouwer and Others (438/03) [2005] ZANCHC 116 (6 May 2005)

Court
Northern Cape High Court, Kimberley
Case number
438/03
Judge
P L Goliath

Tenant’s damages claim for sewerage flooding was dismissed after the court found no negligence or causal link between earlier foyer flooding and the later apartment overflow.

  • Landlord Tenant Liability
  • Negligence
  • Maintenance Of Leased Premises
  • Burden Of Proof
  • Causation
  • Landlord-tenant-liability
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