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Delict [2021] ZASCA 181

Lucas & Another v Umhlathuze Municipality and Another (785/2020)

Lucas & Another v Umhlathuze Municipality and Another (785/2020) [2021] ZASCA 181 (17 December 2021)

Court
Supreme Court of Appeal
Case number
785/2020
Judges
Van der Merwe, Molemela, Makgoka, Schippers, Molefe

The Supreme Court of Appeal held that Umhlathuze Municipality was not negligent in relation to a fatal electrocution at a sectional title scheme.

  • Negligence
  • Duty Of Care
  • Electricity Regulation Act
  • Sectional Titles Schemes Management
  • Liability Of Licensee
  • Delict
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