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METRO INTERNATIONAL (PVT) LTD v THE OLD MUTUAL PROPERTY INVESTMENT CORPORATION (PVT) LTD & ANOR 2007 (1) ZLR 408 (S)

2007 (1) ZLR p408

Citation

2007 (1) ZLR 408 (S)

Case No

Judgment No. S-83-06

Court

Supreme Court, Harare

Judge

Sandura JA, Cheda JA and Malaba JA

Heard

21 November 2006

Judgment

26 June 2007

Counsel

E W W Morris, for the appellant
G Gapu, for the first respondent
L T Biti, for the second respondent

Case Type

Civil appeal

Annotations

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Flynote

Contract — interpretation — "golden rule" of interpretation — application of rule — literal meaning of words to be ascertained first — thereafter regard must be paid to the context, background circumstances and, where ambiguity exists, to the application of extrinsic evidence

Words and phrases — "supermarket" — concept of — includes not only the trading floor space but also features ancillary thereto.

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