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KNYSNA NEWS - The question of who is liable to pay for damage suffered by property owners during the devastating Knysna fires in 2017 has reignited - this time in a legal application in the Western Cape High Court.
Knysna Municipality asked the court that before the main Misjoinder application - a R17m damages claim from 19 property owners - be considered, the court should consider whether Knysna Municipality was misjoined.
This legal term refers to the incorrect joining of parties or claims in a legal action and means one of the parties has been improperly included in a lawsuit or criminal case.
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If the municipality's plea of misjoinder is successful, the claim against Knysna Municipality will fall away.
Read more in this week's edition of the Knysna-Plett Herald.
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