Witbank Colliery Ltd v Malan [1912] ZATPD 133 (18 November 1912)

Prescription.-Actions for damages.-Written contract.
-Act 26 of 1908, secs. 6, 8 and 11 (b).

Actions for damages for breach of a written contract are
by virtue of sec. 8 of Act 26 of 1908 prescribed in
six years from the date of the Act and not in three
years in terms of sec. 6 of the Act.