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Delict [1998] ZASCA 64

Malahe and Others v Minister of Safety and Security and Others (401/96)

Malahe and Others v Minister of Safety and Security and Others (401/96) [1998] ZASCA 64; 1999 (1) SA 528 (SCA); [1998] 4 All SA 246 (A) (10 September 1998)

Court
Supreme Court of Appeal
Case number
401/96
Judges
Smalberger, F H Grosskopf, Streicher, Farlam, Ngoepe

Police officers shot at a fleeing Toyota during a chase. The Supreme Court of Appeal held the shooting unlawful and negligent, and upheld damages liability.

  • Unlawful Assault
  • Negligence
  • Vicarious Liability
  • Use Of Firearms By Police
  • Reasonable Foreseeability
  • Unlawful-assault
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