SA Bus and Taxi Association v Cape of Good Hope Bank
In SA Bus and Taxi Association v Cape of Good Hope Bank 1987 (4) SA 315 (C), an important case in the South African law of lease, the applicant had expressed interest in hiring certain business premises owned by the respondent, to which it had been introduced by the respondent's agents, DRE. As a consequence, DRE forwarded to the applicant's head office a memorandum of agreement of lease for signature, accompanied by a letter dated September 18, in which the applicant was requested to return the memorandum, duly signed, as soon as possible, together with a cheque for the first month's rental, deposit and incidental charges.