Acts Online
GT Shield

Magistrates' Courts Act, 1944 (Act No. 32 of 1944)

Part II : Civil Matters

Chapter VI : Civil Jurisdiction

48. Judgment

 

The court may, as a result of the trial of an action, grant—

(a) judgment for the plaintiff in respect of his claim in so far as he has proved the same;
(b) judgment for the defendant in respect of his defence in so far as he has proved the same;
(c) absolution from the instance, if it appears to the court that the evidence does not justify the court in giving judgment for either party;
(d) such judgment as to costs (including costs as between attorney and client) as may be just;
(e) an order, subject to such conditions as the court thinks fit, against the party in whose favour judgment has been given suspending wholly or in part the taking of further proceedings upon the judgment for a specified period pending arrangements by the other party for the satisfaction of the judgment.
(f) an order against a party for the payment of an amount of money for which judgment has been granted in specified instalments or otherwise, including an order contemplated by section 65J or 73.