Mary Murdoch Howson v John Alexander Cameron

SC 69/20

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Case Details

Court

Supreme Court

Date

2020

Citation

SC 69/20

Neutral Citation

[2020] ZWSC 69

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

UCHENA JA

Full Bench

MAKARAU JAMAVANGIRA JAUCHENA JA

Areas of Law

Contract LawPrescription Law

Keywords

Prescription interruptionAcknowledgment of debtTacit acknowledgmentExpress acknowledgment

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the court a quo erred in finding that the respondent's utterances and conduct at the 19 March 2015 meeting did not constitute an express or tacit acknowledgment of debt to interrupt prescription","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Meeting minutes, offers to pay, respondent's conduct"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The appellant sold her shares to the respondent for US$240,000 in 2008. After receiving only US$40,000, she sued for the balance. The High Court dismissed her claim as prescribed, finding no acknowledgment of debt interrupted prescription.

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