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Delict [2006] ZAKZHC 13

Dominy v Emnambithi-Ladysmith Municipality (2246/2002)

Dominy v Emnambithi-Ladysmith Municipality (2246/2002) [2006] ZAKZHC 13; 2008 (5) SA 426 (N) (24 November 2006)

Court
High Courts - Kwazulu Natal
Case number
2246/2002
Judge
Ntshangase

High Court held that a delictual claim against a municipality had prescribed because the plaintiff could, with reasonable care, have identified the debtor in time.

  • Prescription
  • Limitation Of Actions
  • Reasonable Care In Acquiring Knowledge
  • Local Authority Liability
  • Limitation-of-actions
  • Delict
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