RAF to pay R12m to brain damaged man
Marnus van Graan – who has been waiting nearly seven years to be compensated after he had submitted a claim to the Road Accident Fund (RAF) following the severe brain damage he had suffered when a car collided with his vehicle as he was overtaking it, is set to receive R12m.
A Pretoria News report says Van Graan was awarded R11.8m by the Gauteng High Court (Pretoria) last week for general damages and loss of income.
But he is due to receive a total of about R12m as his past medical expenses must still be calculated and added to the R11.8m now awarded to him.
The monetary damages followed after the court found the fund is 100% liable for the damages Van Graan suffered.
The bulk of the money – R 10 048 860 – was awarded in regards to his past and future loss of income, while he was awarded R1.8m in general damages.
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