{"issue_text":"Whether the applicants provided a reasonable explanation for their default in entering appearance to defend","issue_type":"fact","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Service of summons at old address, applicants' claim of non-use of premises"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the application for rescission of judgment is bona fide","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Timing of application, conduct of applicants"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the applicants' defense in the main matter carries prospects of success","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Terms of facility letter, alleged breach by respondent"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the applicants were properly before the court in terms of Rule 63 given late filing","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Application filed on 21 March 2013, judgment obtained 28 September 2011"}
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Applicants sought rescission of a default judgment obtained against them for an overdraft debt. They claimed they were not willfully in default as they had moved premises and were unaware of the summons served at their old address. The court found their explanation unreasonable and dismissed the application.
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