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Case Law[2024] ZAGPJHC 911South Africa

Tankard v Old Mutual Wealth (2024/096858) [2024] ZAGPJHC 911 (10 September 2024)

High Court of South Africa (Gauteng Division, Johannesburg)
10 September 2024
WRIGHT J, Respondent J, Wright J

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by her husband and she seeks payment of the proceeds. 4. She says, vaguely, that she needs the money otherwise she will be homeless. 5. No detail of her financial position is set out or her alleged inability to get other accommodation. 6. The answering affidavit raises a number of defences, including a defence that the wrong respondent has been cited, which I need not deal with as urgency is not proved.

Judgment

begin wrapper begin container begin header begin slogan-floater end slogan-floater - About SAFLII About SAFLII - Databases Databases - Search Search - Terms of Use Terms of Use - RSS Feeds RSS Feeds end header begin main begin center # South Africa: South Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg South Africa: South Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg You are here: SAFLII >> Databases >> South Africa: South Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg >> 2024 >> [2024] ZAGPJHC 911 | Noteup | LawCite sino index ## Tankard v Old Mutual Wealth (2024/096858) [2024] ZAGPJHC 911 (10 September 2024) Tankard v Old Mutual Wealth (2024/096858) [2024] ZAGPJHC 911 (10 September 2024) Download original files PDF format RTF format make_database: source=/home/saflii//raw/ZAGPJHC/Data/2024_911.html sino date 10 September 2024 ###### IN THE HIGH COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA IN THE HIGH COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA GAUTENG DIVISION, JOHANNESBURG CASE NO: 2024/096858 1. Reportable 2. Of interest to other judges: 3. Revised: 10 September 2024 In the matter between: ROSANN MAUREEN TANKARD Applicant and OLD MUTUAL WEALTH Respondent JUDGMENT WRIGHT J 1. The alleged applicant lost her husband ten years ago, allegedly. 2. She was allegedly appointed executrix in his deceased estate about three months ago. 3. The applicant seeks urgently orders that the respondent disclose to her details of all policies held by her husband and she seeks payment of the proceeds. 4. She says, vaguely, that she needs the money otherwise she will be homeless. 5. No detail of her financial position is set out or her alleged inability to get other accommodation. 6. The answering affidavit raises a number of defences, including a defence that the wrong respondent has been cited, which I need not deal with as urgency is not proved. ORDER Struck off, costs reserved. - GC Wright Judge of the High Court Gauteng Division, Johannesburg HEARD DELIVERED :10 September 2024 :10 September 2024 APPEARANCES: Applicant Att. Mr A.S Marais laurencemelatoinc@gmail.com 016 421 1215/6 Instructed by Lawrence Melato Inc Attorneys Lawrencemelatoinc@gmail.com 016 421 1329 Respondent Adv LM Spiller spiller@counsel.co.za 079 873 7397 Instructed by Walker Inc amienh@walkers.law 012 464 1400 sino noindex make_database footer start

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