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Supreme Court
African Century Limited v Megalink Investments (Private) Limited & 2 Ors
SC 124/20
Case Details
Court
Supreme Court
Date
6 October 2020
Citation
SC 124/20
Neutral Citation
[2020] ZWSC 124
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
Hlatshwayo JA
Full Bench
Hlatshwayo JAPatel JAZiyambi AJA
Areas of Law
Commercial LawCivil Procedure
Keywords
stay of executionjudgment debtpayment appropriationlease agreement
Tags
lease financeexecutionpayment appropriation
legislation
Statutes Cited
- None cited
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the appellant was entitled to apportion payments made towards the fulfilment of a judgment debt to an indebtedness not claimed in terms of the same","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Payments of US$88,000.00 made; clause 7 appropriation clause; judgment for US$88,225.14"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The respondents entered into a lease finance facility with the appellant and defaulted on payments. The appellant obtained a default judgment for US$88,225.14. The respondents paid US$88,000.00, leaving US$225.14 outstanding. When the appellant sought to execute for the full amount, claiming it had appropriated the payments to other debts, the respondents applied for and obtained a stay of execution.
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