Gijezen v Verrinder
Min Safety and Security v Hamilton
Western Cape,Premier v Faircape Properties
S v Dhlamini
Involuntary Conduct
Act Mechanically
S v Erwin
Automatism NOT a defence
Impulsiveness and Spontaneous
Wessels v
Negligent prior conduct
Molefe
Onus of Proof
Coetzee v SA Railways
Jowell
1) the court held that a person cannot sue solely for prospective damages
Molefe v Mahaeng
held that if successfully established, [“sane”]
automatism is a complete defence in the law of delict; conduct must be voluntary in order for a D to be held liable for harm caused by it; courts must scrutinise automatism defences with
the utmost care; the P [in this case] had not managed to prove on a balance of probabilities that the D had acted voluntarily