Johnston v Leal
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Johnston v Leal is an important case in South African contract law
, heard in the Appellate Division on February 22, 1980
, by Jansen JA, Corbett JA, Miller JA, Van Winsen AJA and Botha AJA, with judgment handed down on May 30. The case is valuable, inter alia, for its exposition of the parole evidence rule.
South African contract law
South African contract law is "essentially a modernised version of the Roman-Dutch law of contract," which is itself rooted in Roman law. In the broadest definition, a contract is an agreement entered into by two or more parties with the serious intention of creating a legal obligation...
, heard in the Appellate Division on February 22, 1980
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, by Jansen JA, Corbett JA, Miller JA, Van Winsen AJA and Botha AJA, with judgment handed down on May 30. The case is valuable, inter alia, for its exposition of the parole evidence rule.
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