, PVL3703 Assignment 1 (COMPLETE
ANSWERS) Semester 2 2025 - DUE August
2025
Tumelo suffers from insomnia and when he does sleep often
sleepwalks. His doctor
has prescribed him medication to control this condition. Tumelo
goes on a camping
trip with his friends. On one evening while sleepwalking, he
thinks he is being
attacked by a robber and stabs one of his friends, Mandla. In
reality, there was no
robber and Mandla was trying to assist Tumelo to get back to
his bed. It transpired
that Tumelo had not taken his medication prescribed by the
doctor that morning.
Mandla was seriously injured and hospitalised. Mandla would
like to institute a
delictual action against Tumelo. Discuss with reference to
relevant authority whether
Tumelo indeed acted for the purposes of the law of delict.
Restrict the scope of your
answer to the element of conduct.
ANSWERS) Semester 2 2025 - DUE August
2025
Tumelo suffers from insomnia and when he does sleep often
sleepwalks. His doctor
has prescribed him medication to control this condition. Tumelo
goes on a camping
trip with his friends. On one evening while sleepwalking, he
thinks he is being
attacked by a robber and stabs one of his friends, Mandla. In
reality, there was no
robber and Mandla was trying to assist Tumelo to get back to
his bed. It transpired
that Tumelo had not taken his medication prescribed by the
doctor that morning.
Mandla was seriously injured and hospitalised. Mandla would
like to institute a
delictual action against Tumelo. Discuss with reference to
relevant authority whether
Tumelo indeed acted for the purposes of the law of delict.
Restrict the scope of your
answer to the element of conduct.
