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MAKGATHO v OLD MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE CO ZIMBABWE LTD 2015 (2) ZLR 5 (S)

Citation

2015 (2) ZLR 5 (S)

Case No

Judgment No. SC-57-15

Court

Supreme Court, Harare

Judge

Gwaunza, Garwe and Patel JJA

Heard

13 March 2014

Judgment

13 March 2014

Counsel

L Uriri, for the appellant
E Jori, for the respondent

Case Type

Civil appeal

Annotations

Flynote

Contract law – specific performance – liability of a surety and co-principal debtor joint with that of the principal debtor.

Contract law – novation – what amounts to.

Practice and procedure – pleadings – extent to which the court can go outside the pleadings in resolving a matter.

Practice and procedure – prescription – plea – whether point can be taken for the first time on appeal and in heads of argument.

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