TLI4801 Assignment 1 Semester 1 2021

1a) Discuss the type of summons that will be used to institute Mrs Steven`s divorce action. (4) The combined summons will be used to institute Mrs Steven divorce action. According to Marnewick C.G (2012),1 Combined summons are primarily used where the plaintiff s‟ claim is unliquidated, that is where it is not a claim for a debt or liquidated demand. A combined summons is a summons to which is annexed a statement of the material facts relied upon by the plaintiff in support of plaintiff's claim, and which statement shall, amongst others, comply with rule 6. Rule 6 relates to pleadings generally. Matter for which a combined summons is used involves serious factual disputes that require the leading oral evidence to resolve the issue. (1.b) Name and discuss the pleading that will be annexed to the summons (4) The type of pleading that will be annexed