Top court blasts loanee over ‘wilful default’

HIGH Court judge Justice Jacob Manzunzu has dismissed an application to rescind a default judgment for a US$500 000 debt, ruling that the applicant cannot blame his lawyer for “wilful default” and a “lackadaisical approach” to the case.

Justice Manzunzu upheld his extempore decision from May, finding that Luka Ignatius Fabris had failed to show “good and sufficient cause” for the setting aside of the judgment granted against him in favour of businessman Tendai Mashamhanda.

The dispute originated from a US$500 000 loan that Mashamhanda advanced to Fabris in December 2021, which was due for repayment with interest in February 2022.

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