Trev, I am also confused. Or drunk. Or both. Ultimately, it seems, our fate depends on the courts. Search me. What have I done, or intend to do? Seeing as I am so suspicious, arrest me. Give me full body search, including latex gloves. I sue you later. Is this a tipping point? BG
On Mar 27, 7:03 pm, Trevor Hughes <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 6:00 PM, Big Brian <[email protected]> wrote: > > Read the following judgement and tell me that there is not something > > wrong with our judicial system. It's only twelve pages long and will > > give you an idea of what happens in the courts, especially when an > > allegedly drunk magistrate sues for damages. > >http://www.justice.gov.za/sca/judgments/sca_2009/sca09-055.pdf > > Brian I don't see the problem here - or perhaps I do not understand it. > > Seems to me the magistrate won fair and square or did he. Its all a > bit confusing appellant and plaintiff and defendant. > > 1. Magistrate illegaly arrested twice > 2. Wins his case and R28000 > 3. The state or police appeal and the award is reduced to 15000 > 4. The appellant (the state or the police) has to pay cost of case > (including their 2 retained counsels) > > SO justice prevailed but the state wasted time and money (they seemed > to save some on appeal but no mention were made how much their lawyers > cost)? Or the police are at fault and wasted tax payers money? or > Both? > > I am still confused. > > Trev -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en To unsubscribe from this group, send email to obsnw+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words "REMOVE ME" as the subject.
