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High Court of South Africa, Eastern Cape Division:<\/strong> Plaintiff had approached this court before a Single Judge Bench of E. Revelas, J., for grant of damages against the defendant for injuries sustained by him during a motor vehicle accident.<\/p>\n

Counsel of defendant, Advocate Paterson conceded that in absence of any contrary version the plaintiff\u2019s account of the accident had to be accepted but since plaintiff did not apply brakes shows his negligence and that there was contributory negligence on his part.<\/p>\n

High Court was of the view that even if some other driver would have reacted differently in the same circumstances, it does not mean that the plaintiff\u2019s responses and actions were negligent. It was noticed that if the plaintiff had applied brakes it could have caused the vehicle to skid into other traffic and could have then resulted in contributory negligence. Court found the other colliding vehicle\u2019s driver to be aggressive, reckless and inconsiderate and the one to be wholly blamed. Therefore, the defendant was directed to pay 100% of damages to the plaintiff. [Nicholas v. Road Accident Fund, Case No. 3880 of 2015, decided on 27-11-2018]<\/p>\n

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