PVL3704 Multiple choice memo - all assignments and exams

MAY JUNE 2020
Question 1

Which one of the following statements does not constitute enrichment according to Nortje v Pool
1966 (3) SA 96 (A)?

1 The plaintiff transfers money to the defendant

2 The plaintiff builds a house on the defendant’s property

3 The plaintiff prospects for and finds valuable minerals on the property of the defendant

4 The plaintiff pays the debt of the defendant to another party

5 The plaintiff repairs the defendant’s car


Question 2

Which one of the following statements does not constitute impoverishment for the purposes of a
claim in unjustified enrichment?

1 The plaintiff pays money by mistake to the defendant

2 The plaintiff pays the debt of the defendant to another party

3 The plaintiff performs in terms of an illegal contract

4 The defendant uses the plaintiff’s lapa and swimming pool to entertain his friends without the
plaintiff’s permission while the plaintiff is away on business

5 The plaintiff repairs the defendant’s car


Question 3

Which one of the following does not constitute indirect enrichment?

1 A builds a lapa for B in terms of a contract on property he believes belongs to B, but which actually
belongs to C

2 A contracts with B to store property which he believes belongs to B, but which actually belongs to
C

3 A takes out a life insurance policy with insurer B for the benefit of his son C

4 A contracts with B to supply the roof timber of a house that B is building for C, but B cannot pay A

5 A contracts with B to repair a car that he believes belongs to B, but which actually belongs to C



Question 4