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Petit Board Wholesalers v Livingston Chrichton Attorneys (A3001/2018) [2018] ZAGPJHC 570 (6 September 2018)
The High Court dismissed an appeal over a disputed sale agreement, finding the objective facts showed a contract for wood and related materials and ordering costs against the appellant.
M.M obo A.M v Kgopana (3941/2016) [2018] ZALMPPHC 29 (29 June 2018)
The court found that the Defendant's WhatsApp message constituted a clear and unequivocal offer to pay R1,000,000 to the Plaintiff for the benefit of the minor child, conditional upon winning the lottery—a condition that had already been fulfilled. The Plaintiff accepted the offer, and the surrounding circumstances supported the conclusion that a reasonable person in her position would have understood the message as a genuine undertaking. The Defendant's conduct, including his mendacity and attempts to conceal the lottery winnings, undermined his credibility. The court applied the objective t…
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Steyn v LSA Motors Ltd. (207/1992) [1993] ZASCA 163; 1994 (1) SA 49 (AD); [1994] 1 All SA 483 (A) (30 September 1993)
The court held that a golf-course sign for a hole-in-one prize was not an offer to amateur players, so no contract arose when the appellant scored.
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