Fourche v A to Z Motors CC (27397/2021) [2022] ZAGPPHC 74 (8 February 2022)
Court
North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria
Case number
27397/2021
Judge
Mbongwe
Summary judgment was granted for R3 million plus interest and punitive costs after the court found the defendant’s denial of the investment agreement was not bona fide.
Parker v Standard Bank (AR218/15) [2016] ZAKZDHC 7 (10 February 2016)
Court
Kwazulu-Natal High Court, Durban
Case number
AR218/15
Judges
D Pillay, Koen, Booyens
The High Court held that Standard Bank breached a binding oral instruction to confirm all of Mr Valodia’s transactions with the appellant before acting.
Standard Bank of South Africa Limited v Lucas (3813/2011) [2014] ZAFSHC 247 (4 December 2014)
Court
Free State High Court, Bloemfontein
Case number
3813/2011
Judge
N P Jaji
The High Court dismissed Standard Bank’s claim for an overdrawn account after finding the bank failed to prove the defendant authorised the disputed transfers.
Flanegan v Absa Versekeringsmaatskappy (Edms) Bpk and Another (559/2008) [2010] ZAFSHC 125 (16 September 2010)
Court
Free State High Court, Bloemfontein
Case number
559/2008
Judge
Mocumie
The court found that the insurer’s broker failed to implement the plaintiff’s mandate to insure 2.0 tons of crops and ordered the second defendant to pay damages, VAT, interest, and costs.
The Supreme Court of Appeal held that the payment of R5,040 by the respondent, although accompanied by a condition of full and final settlement, did not extinguish the appellant's claim for the full amount. The secretary who accepted the payment lacked authority to settle the dispute, and the principal (appellant) had expressly instructed its attorney to pursue the full claim. The respondent's reliance on estoppel failed due to the absence of necessary factual and legal foundation. The evidence established that the appellant had performed its contractual obligations by preparing the working d…