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AI summary
The High Court in Pretoria dealt with a default judgment application by Hannah Leah Gindra against the Road Accident Fund. The judgment records late delivery of a notice of intention to defend, findings on liability, and an award for future loss of earnings and past medical expenses, with general damages postponed sine die.
This appears to concern Road Accident Fund litigation and default judgment procedure, and may be relevant to practitioners following belated notices to defend and quantification of damages.
Evidence from source
The application emanated from the action which the Plaintiff instituted against RAF for compensation arising from the negligent driving of the insured driver in terms of section 17 of the Road Accident Fund Act 56 of 1996 .
Supports: summary sentence 1
the purported notice of intention to defend delivered by the RAF constitutes no more than an attempt to delay the finalisation of the matter
Supports: summary sentence 2
The Defendant to pay the plaintiff an amount of R 6 543 034. 50 for loss for future loss of earnings. 3. The Defendant pays the plaintiff an amount of R 256 239. 87 for past medical expenses. Total R 6 799 274. 37
Supports: summary sentence 2