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June test exam prep
Whether the applicants can bring the MVS:
They must prove the facta probanda:
1) That they were in peaceful and undisturbed possession prior to their dispossession.
o corpus- effective physical control (depends on type, size, or function of thing)
(you must have the strongest and most effective corporeal relationship at a
specific time).
o animus- Whether the physical control was exercised with the intention to derive
a benefit for oneself
In respect of an incorporeal:
Corpus (use)
Animus (intention to exercised quasi possession so as to derive a
benefit for themselves)
2) That the respondent deprived the applicant of possession by means of unlawful self-
help (spoliation).
- No court order
(unless mandated by statute- in which case the respondent bears the onus of proving
they acted within the ambit of the legislation).
- In respect of evictions, dispossession must comply with PIE.
“peaceful and undisturbed”:
- Mbangi: possession must clearly exist by being sufficiently firm and established (whether
possession is sufficiently firm and established is determined on the facts of the case
depending on the period in which the people had been in possession without
interference).
Effective physical control:
- Van Rhyn: A daily jog on someone’s else’s farm does not constitute effective physical
control so the erection of a new gate to prevent such jog does not constitute spoliation.
The applicants corporeal relationship with the possession should be the stronger than
anyone else’s at a specific time.
Unlawfully deprived:
- Bonino: Taking someone’s possession away without recourse to a court of law amounts
to unlawful self-help and constitutes spoliation.
- Impala water user’s case:
o Sillo- where is empowered by legislation, and such legislation does not require a
court order, their act of dispossession is not unlawful.
o Vena- Where the person who deprives another of their possession exceeds the
bounds of the statute, this will be spoliation. (The onus of proof falls upon the
person who deprived another to show that they acted within the ambit of the
legislation).
- Mamelodi: If evicted from a home, PIE must be complied with.
PIE requires a court order where the court must:
o Balance competing interests in light of relevant circumstances
o Not worsen the positions of the impoverished, vulnerable, or marginalised.
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