Rex v Leguabe

JudgeMalan J and Pittman AJ
Judgment Date14 October 1949
Citation1949 (4) SA 871 (T)
Hearing Date14 October 1949
CourtTransvaal Provincial Division

Malan, J.:

It is not necessary to hear Mr. Moodie.

This is an argument on review, and the Court is indebted to Mr. Preiss for his assistance in the matter.

Malan J

The accused was charged with a contravention of sec. 33 (2) of Ord. 17 of 1931 in that he drove a motor vehicle without the knowledge or consent of the owner or person in lawful charge thereof. The relevant section reads as follows:

'Any person who without the knowledge or consent of the owner or person in lawful charge of any motor vehicle rides in or drives the same,'

shall be guilty of an offence and liable to certain punishment.

On...

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6 practice notes
  • Die Staat v Le Grange
    • South Africa
    • Invalid date
    .... . .'. Die Hof a quo het die vraag ontkennend beantwoord. Daarmee het die Hof afgewyk van die vroeëre uitsprake in R v Leguabe, 1949 (4) SA 871 (T), en R v Roux, 1946 E.D.L. 248, en die sienswyse gevolg wat in R v Kuyler, 1960 (3) SA 834 (O), uitgespreek is. In die sake van Roux en Kuyler ......
  • R v Kuyler
    • South Africa
    • Invalid date
    ...gevolgtrekking waartoe hierbo geraak is, strydig is met die beslissings in die sake van Rex v Roux, 1946 E.D.L. 248, en R v Leguabe, 1949 (4) SA 871 (T). In Roux se saak het klaer sy motor aan beskuldigde gegee om 'n besondere opdrag te gaan uitvoer. Hy het dit nie B gedoen nie maar op 'n p......
  • S v Le Grange
    • South Africa
    • Invalid date
    ...the reasons for judgment. R. L. Selvan, for the appellant, was not called upon. H. van Rensburg, for the State, referred to R v Leguabe, 1949 (4) SA 871; R v Kuyler, 1960 (3) SA Selvan, in reply: Leguabe's case was wrongly decided. According to the reasoning in Kuyler's case, the Court in L......
  • Die Staat v Le Grange
    • South Africa
    • Appellate Division
    • 11 Mayo 1962
    .... . .'. Die Hof a quo het die vraag ontkennend beantwoord. Daarmee het die Hof afgewyk van die vroeëre uitsprake in R v Leguabe, 1949 (4) SA 871 (T), en R v Roux, 1946 E.D.L. 248, en die sienswyse gevolg wat in R v Kuyler, 1960 (3) SA 834 (O), uitgespreek is. In die sake van Roux en Kuyler ......
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  • Die Staat v Le Grange
    • South Africa
    • Invalid date
    .... . .'. Die Hof a quo het die vraag ontkennend beantwoord. Daarmee het die Hof afgewyk van die vroeëre uitsprake in R v Leguabe, 1949 (4) SA 871 (T), en R v Roux, 1946 E.D.L. 248, en die sienswyse gevolg wat in R v Kuyler, 1960 (3) SA 834 (O), uitgespreek is. In die sake van Roux en Kuyler ......
  • R v Kuyler
    • South Africa
    • Invalid date
    ...gevolgtrekking waartoe hierbo geraak is, strydig is met die beslissings in die sake van Rex v Roux, 1946 E.D.L. 248, en R v Leguabe, 1949 (4) SA 871 (T). In Roux se saak het klaer sy motor aan beskuldigde gegee om 'n besondere opdrag te gaan uitvoer. Hy het dit nie B gedoen nie maar op 'n p......
  • S v Le Grange
    • South Africa
    • Invalid date
    ...the reasons for judgment. R. L. Selvan, for the appellant, was not called upon. H. van Rensburg, for the State, referred to R v Leguabe, 1949 (4) SA 871; R v Kuyler, 1960 (3) SA Selvan, in reply: Leguabe's case was wrongly decided. According to the reasoning in Kuyler's case, the Court in L......
  • Die Staat v Le Grange
    • South Africa
    • Appellate Division
    • 11 Mayo 1962
    .... . .'. Die Hof a quo het die vraag ontkennend beantwoord. Daarmee het die Hof afgewyk van die vroeëre uitsprake in R v Leguabe, 1949 (4) SA 871 (T), en R v Roux, 1946 E.D.L. 248, en die sienswyse gevolg wat in R v Kuyler, 1960 (3) SA 834 (O), uitgespreek is. In die sake van Roux en Kuyler ......
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