Bergrivier Municipality v Van Ryn Beck (1269/2017) [2019] ZASCA 38 (29 March 2019)

Citation: Bergrivier Municipality v Van Ryn Beck (1269/2017) [2019] ZASCA 38 (29 March 2019)
Media Neutral Citation: [2019] ZASCA 38
Hearing date: 28 February 2019
Court: Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa
Case number: 1269/2017
Judges: Navsa AP, Mathopo JA, Mocumie JA, Eksteen AJA, Zondi JA
Judgment date: 29 March 2019
Language: English
Type: Judgment

Flynote: Delictual claim for damages – whether in prevailing circumstances Municipality had a legal duty to take steps to prevent flooding of property – lack of evidence – negligence, wrongfulness and causation not established.