Sea Harvest Corporation v Duncan Dock Cold Storage | |
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Court | Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa |
Full case name | Sea Harvest Corporation (Pty) Ltd and Another v Duncan Dock Cold Storage (Pty) Ltd and Another |
Decided | 26 November 1999 |
Citation(s) | 2000 (1) SA 827 (SCA); Case No. 12/97 |
Court membership | |
Judges sitting | Scott, Smalberger, Howie, Marais, and Streicher JJA |
Case opinions | |
Decision by | Scott JA |
Keywords | |
Delict, determining the issue of culpa before the issue of wrongfulness, foreseeability in relation to culpa |
Sea Harvest Corporation (Pty) Ltd and Another v Duncan Dock Cold Storage (Pty) Ltd and Another[1] is an important case in South African law, particularly in the area of delict and on the question of negligence.