WALKER’S FRUIT FARMS LTD & ANOTHER v HOPKINS & OTHERS [1955] 1 All SA 165 (T)

The document examines a 1955 legal case where the court ruled that conditions of title registered against agricultural holdings in Walkerville constrained the respondents' ability to conduct slate quarrying, despite the respondents holding the mineral rights.

• The court determined that conditions of title registered against land can limit the exercise of mineral rights, specifically ruling that such conditions constrained the respondents from conducting slate quarrying operations in the district of Walkerville.
• The agricultural holdings in Walkerville were established under the Agricultural Holdings (Transvaal) Registration Act 22 of 1919 with registered conditions requiring the land be used solely or mainly for agriculture, horticulture, or the breeding and keeping of domestic animals, poultry, or bees.
• While the court found that holders of mineral rights have the right to mine for base metals, it concluded that these rights are limited and controlled by the conditions of title.

APA

Centre for Environmental Rights (n.d.). WALKER’S FRUIT FARMS LTD & ANOTHER v HOPKINS & OTHERS [1955] 1 All SA 165 (T). https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Walkers-Fruit-Farms-Ltd-v-Hopkins.pdf?x21779

Chicago

Centre for Environmental Rights. WALKER’S FRUIT FARMS LTD & ANOTHER v HOPKINS & OTHERS [1955] 1 All SA 165 (T). n.d. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Walkers-Fruit-Farms-Ltd-v-Hopkins.pdf?x21779.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{centreforenvironmentalrightsndwalkers, author = {{Centre for Environmental Rights}}, title = {{WALKER’S FRUIT FARMS LTD \& ANOTHER v HOPKINS \& OTHERS [1955] 1 All SA 165 (T)}}, institution = {Centre for Environmental Rights}, url = {https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Walkers-Fruit-Farms-Ltd-v-Hopkins.pdf?x21779}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }