A reminder on how to accurately determine quantum in motor vehicle collisions.

This blog was co-authored with Jason Hudson, Candidate Attorney.

In February 2023, the Northwest High Court revisited the methods for determining damages suffered to a motor vehicle.

The plaintiff claimed a total of R185 056 in damages for collision damage to a motor vehicle. Despite a judgment on merits being granted in favour of the plaintiff in the Magistrates’ Court, it was held that the plaintiff had failed to prove the quantum of the damages on the motor vehicle.… Read the rest