Man sues bank over wife's affair
2012-12-21 08:21
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Johannesburg - A Gauteng man tried to sue FirstRand Bank
after his wife allegedly fell in love with her colleague while working there, The Star reported on Friday.
"There should be a motto, ex curia Johannesburgensis semper
aliquid novi: out of the Johannesburg High Court there is always something
new," Judge Nigel Willis said in his judgment.
"I know that litigants can be imaginative here in
Johannesburg, but this is one that deserves a special prize."
Dessie Ramnath alleged in his application that the bank was
responsible for the pain and suffering that resulted from the affair.
Bizarre
According to the report, Willis said the claim was bizarre
and was clearly without merit.
"There is no such claim recognised in our common
law," Willis said.
"I am quite confident that, no matter how many judges
of this division may try to develop the common law, we are not, in this
country, going to start allowing awards of damages against employers because
people fall in love at work.
"This happens all the time. It has happened, and will
no doubt continue to happen until the cows come home."
The bank objected to Ramnath's claim.
- SAPA
