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AI summary
The Supreme Court of Appeal dealt with a dependant’s loss of support claim against the Road Accident Fund arising from a death by suicide after a motor vehicle collision. It found factual causation was established, but legal causation was not, and upheld the appeal.
This may be relevant to claims involving loss of support and causation where suicide follows earlier injuries.
Evidence from source
Supreme Court of Appeal held factual causation established but legal causation absent – Suicide constituted novus actus interveniens, not reasonably foreseeable consequence of injuries
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claim for loss of support by dependants against the Road Accident Fund - arising from the death of the breadwinner following a motor vehicle collision - deceased took his own life
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The appeal is upheld with costs. 2 The order of the full court is set aside and replaced with the following: ‘ The appeal is dismissed with costs.’
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