Peter Staak v Denny Deana Ashley Davies

HB 94/19

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Case Details

Court

Bulawayo High Court

Date

13 June 2019

Citation

HB 94/19

Neutral Citation

[2019] ZWHB 94

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Application

Bench

Presiding

Takuva J

Full Bench

Takuva J

Areas of Law

Civil ProcedureCommercial Law

Keywords

provisional sentenceacknowledgment of debtunopposed rollopposed matter

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether an opposed provisional sentence matter can be set down on the unopposed roll","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Defendant filed notice of opposition; plaintiff knew matter was opposed"}
{"issue_text":"Whether defendant's notice of opposition was valid despite using incorrect form","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Defendant used \"Notice of Filing\" heading instead of \"Notice of Opposition\""}

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Facts of the Case

Background

Plaintiff issued provisional sentence summons against defendant for US$208,000 based on an acknowledgment of debt. Defendant filed notice of opposition, but plaintiff contended it was defective and set the matter down on the unopposed roll. The court had to determine whether an opposed provisional sentence matter could be heard on the unopposed roll.

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