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Civil Procedure [2007] ZASCA 36

Wypkema v Lubbe (138/06)

Wypkema v Lubbe (138/06) [2007] ZASCA 36; [2007] 4 All SA 1224 (SCA); 2007 (5) SA 138 (SCA) (28 March 2007)

Court
Supreme Court of Appeal
Case number
138/06
Judges
Harms, Brand, Lewis, Snyders, Theron

The Supreme Court of Appeal held that an attorney who draws a cheque on a trust account acts as principal, not as agent, and is personally liable on the cheque.

  • Attorneys Trust Accounts
  • Provisional Sentence
  • Bills Of Exchange Act
  • Personal Liability Of Drawer
  • Attorneys-trust-accounts
  • Bills-of-exchange
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