Raqa v Hofman (A38/2009)
Raqa v Hofman (A38/2009) [2009] ZAWCHC 90; 2010 (1) SA 302 (WCC) (29 May 2009)
The court held that the respondent did not have locus standi to claim damages under the Aquilian action because he was neither the owner nor the possessor of the vehicle at the time of the damage, nor did he bear the risk of damage. The respondent's interest was contingent and purely financial, arising from his role as guarantor for the payment under the instalment sale agreement, but not as a risk-bearing possessor. The evidence showed that Mr Ngceza, who had possession and bore the risk, was the proper party to claim for the damage. The magistrate erred in treating the respondent as a hire-…
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- Aquilian Action
- Locus Standi
- Hire Purchase
- Risk Bearing
- Possession
- Damages For Property