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Delict [2000] ZASCA 93

Cape Metropolitan Council v Graham (157/99)

Cape Metropolitan Council v Graham (157/99) [2000] ZASCA 93; [2001] 1 All SA 215 (A); 2001 (1) SA 1197 (SCA) (27 November 2000)

Court
Supreme Court of Appeal
Case number
157/99
Judges
Scott, Howie, Olivier, Zulman, Farlam

The Supreme Court of Appeal held the Cape Metropolitan Council liable for failing to close Chapman’s Peak Drive during heavy rain before a landslide injured a motorist.

  • Negligence
  • Duty Of Care
  • Liability Of Local Authorities
  • Road Safety
  • Slope Failure
  • Personal Injury
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