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''Holmdene Brickworks (Pty) Ltd v Roberts Construction Co Ltd'', decided by Corbett CJ, is an important case in South African contract law, specifically in the area of breach. == Facts == The respondent, a building and engineering company in need of bricks for certain walls of a building it was constructing, entered into a supply contract with the appellant. Shortly after construction was completed, Holmdene's bricks "were beginning to crumble and decompose,"〔675B.〕 manifesting a condition known as "efflorescence," which threatened the stability of the entire edifice. The affected walls were perforce demolished, and Roberts sued for consequential damages arising from the breach of the contract. On July 2, 1975, in the Transvaal Provincial Division, judgment was granted in Roberts's favour. No interest had been claimed, and naturally none was awarded. When Holmdene appealed, however, Roberts applied, by way of amendment, for # interest at six per cent from the date of judgment by the court ''a quo''; and # interest at eleven per cent from date of judgment in the Appeal Court in terms of the Prescribed Rate of Interest Act.〔Act 55 of 1975.〕 Only the first of these was opposed. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Holmdene Brickworks v Roberts Construction」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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