Johannes Tomana v Reuben Tomana & 2 Ors

Key Issues

• {"issue_text":"Whether an arbitral award is severable","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"First respondent was agent, not principal party to contract"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the second respondent's cause at arbitration had prescribed","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Acknowledgment of debt by first respondent as agent"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the appellant signed or ratified the agreement for the 2011-2017 tobacco season","issue_type":"fact","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"First respondent acted as agent in negotiating contracts"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the third respondent resolved the dispute on the basis of undefined issues","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Issues were defined in statement of claim and response"}

Background