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Civil Procedure [1994] ZASCA 101

Van Heerden and Another v Joubert NO and Others (577/92)

Van Heerden and Another v Joubert NO and Others (577/92) [1994] ZASCA 101; 1994 (4) SA 793 (AD); [1994] 2 All SA 468 (A) (19 August 1994)

The court held that the Inquest Act does not cover a stillborn child, so the magistrate lacked jurisdiction to continue the inquest.

  • Inquest Act Interpretation
  • Jurisdiction Of Magistrate
  • Definition Of Person
  • Stillbirth And Legal Personality
  • Inquest-act
  • Statutory-interpretation
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