Celine v Ostroff [1911] ZATPD 22 (14 March 1911)

Magistrate's Court - Summons - Effect of Annexing Documents - Action on Bill of Exchange - Annexed Bill disclosing no cause of action - Exception - Proclamation 21 of 1902

Where in a Magistrate's Court the drawer sued the maker on a promissory note and annexed to the summons a copy of the note containing an indorsement by the drawer in favour of X and the maker excepted to the summons.

Held, on appeal, that, as Rule 8 of Procl.21 of 1902 did not require a copy of the note to be annexed to the summons, such annexure was immaterial and could not affect the summons
(Jones vs Kuranda (1910) T.S. 585 followed).