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WESTWOOD v MERCERS PROPERTY BROKERS 2011 (2) ZLR 491 (H)

2011 (2) ZLR 491

Citation

2011 (2) ZLR 491 (H)

Case No

Judgment No. HH-281-11

Court

High Court, Harare

Judge

Chiweshe JP & Patel J

Heard

30 June 2011; CAV

Judgment

30 November 2011

Counsel

C W Gumiro, for the appellant
I Maja, for the respondent

Case Type

Civil appeal

Annotations

No case annotations to date

Flynote

Agency – agent – authority – institution of legal proceedings on behalf of principal – need for specific authority to be given – mandate given to estate agent to manage property – does not imply authority to institute proceedings on behalf of principal

Estate agent – authority – mandate given to estate agent to manage leased property – does not imply authority to institute eviction proceedings on behalf of owner – need for specific authority to be given

Practice and procedure – locus standi – agent – agent bringing action purportedly on behalf of principal – need for agent to be expressly authorised to do so

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