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Delict [2025] ZAWCHC 46

Schaefer v City of Cape Town (4204/2019)

Schaefer v City of Cape Town (4204/2019) [2025] ZAWCHC 46 (17 February 2025)

Court
Western Cape High Court, Cape Town
Case number
4204/2019
Judge
Montzinger

The High Court dismissed a pedestrian’s claim against Cape Town after a fall on a sidewalk brick, finding the defect minor, unreported, and not wrongful or negligent.

  • Municipal Liability
  • Personal Injury
  • Duty Of Care
  • Wrongfulness
  • Negligence
  • Sidewalk Defects
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