TLI4801 Portfolio Semester 2 2024

TLI4801 EXAM OCTOBER 2024 Question 1.1 Ms. Bright Lesedi is a businesswoman from Bela-Bela. She runs a business that manufactures furniture. On 20 April 2024 she purchased raw material from Olive Woods Furniture (“Olive Woods”), a furniture material factory in Pretoria, for an amount oR180 000,00. The material was delivered by Olive Woods and a copy of the invoice wahanded to Ms. Lesedi, who then neglected to pay for the material within the 30-day perioprovided for in terms of the invoice. Despite repeated requests by Olive Woods, Ms. Leseddid not settle the amount. Olive Woods wants to sue Ms. Lesedi for the outstanding amounThe owner of Olive Woods approaches you for legal advice regarding the proceedings to binstituted against Ms. Lesedi. a) Discuss the type of summons that Olive Woods will use to recover the outstandamount In this scenario, Olive Woods would use a Simple Summons to recover the outstanding amount from Ms. Bright Lesedi. According to Rule 17(1) of the Uniform Rules of Court, a simple summons is appropriate when the plaintiff’s claim is for a debt or liquidated demand, which is precisely the case here as the claim arises from an unpaid invoice for tsupply of furniture material valued at R180,000.