Polokwane High Court rejects 'Act of God' defence in fallen tree case, holds municipality liable
Zelda Venter | Published 10 minutes ago The Polokwane High Court rejected the defence by the city’s municipality that “an act of God” caused a branch to fall…
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The municipality failed to prove that the required pruning was ever carried out before the incident occurred. The municipality was negligent as it failed to inspect, maintain, prune, or remove trees or branches which posed a danger to members of the public and their property.
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The municipality failed to prove that the required pruning was ever carried out before the incident occurred.
according to IOL (Independent Online)The municipality was negligent as it failed to inspect, maintain, prune, or remove trees or branches which posed a danger to members of the public and their property.
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