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

Regulations

Rules Regulating the Conduct of the Proceedings on the Magistrates' Courts of South Africa

Annexure 1 : Forms

Form 5 : Request for default judgment

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In the Magistrate's Court for the District/Region of........................................................................................

 

held at ...........................................

 

Case No. ........................of 20 .......

 

In the matter between

 

..................................................................................................................... Plaintiff

 

and

 

................................................................................................................. Defendant

 

The plaintiff hereby applies that—

 

(a) the defendant having been duly served;
(b) the time for entering appearance to defend having expired; and
(c) the defendant not having entered an appearance to defend,

judgment be given against the defendant, as claimed in the summons for R.................. (state particulars if judgment is applied for something less than that claimed in the summons), together with interest at ..................... per cent.

 

Dated at .................................... this ................................. day of ..........................., 20.......,

 

 

..............................................................

Plaintiff/Plaintiff's Attorney.