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Commercial And Corporate [1987] ZASCA 39

RH Johnson Crane Hire (Pty) Ltd v SA Iron & Steel Industrial Corporation Ltd. (207/85)

RH Johnson Crane Hire (Pty) Ltd v SA Iron & Steel Industrial Corporation Ltd. (207/85) [1987] ZASCA 39 (31 March 1987)

Court
Supreme Court of Appeal
Case number
207/85
Judges
Viljoen, Botha, Smalberger, Vivier, Kumleben

The appellate division held the hirer liable for damage to a hired crane after its operator overrode safety controls and attempted an excessive lift.

  • Locatio Conductio
  • Contractual Liability
  • Negligence
  • Proof Of Damages
  • Hire Of Movable Property
  • Crane-hire-liability
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