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Harare High Court
Suitemind Investments (Pvt) Ltd v Grindale Engineering
HH 330-17
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
26 May 2017
Citation
HH 330-17
Neutral Citation
[2017] ZWHH 330
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Application
Bench
Presiding
Mangota J
Full Bench
Mangota J
Areas of Law
Civil procedureCommercial lawDebt recovery
Keywords
Summary judgmentBona fide defenceAcknowledgment of debtPayment planRule 4C
Tags
Summary judgmentDebt collectionCatering services
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Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether respondent has a bona fide defence to the applicant's claim","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Acknowledgment of debt, lack of proof of payment"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether defective Form 29 invalidated the application","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Applicant used incomplete Form 29 but served application properly"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether citation of respondent as \"Grindale Engineering\" was defective","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Respondent described as body corporate in founding affidavit"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The applicant provided catering services to the respondent from 2012 to 2015 and claimed payment of $14,769.14 plus collection commission. The respondent acknowledged the debt in an email dated 6 May 2015 proposing a payment plan but failed to pay, leading to summary judgment proceedings.
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