The appellant, Cordiant Trading CC, a Durban-based motor vehicle dealer, purchased 16 new motor vehicles from Fourways Motors, which had in turn bought them from the respondent, Daimler Chrysler Financial Services (debis) (Pty) Ltd. The sale agreement between the respondent and Fourways Motors contained a reservation of ownership clause, providing that ownership would remain with the respondent until full payment. Fourways Motors failed to pay for certain vehicles and was later liquidated. The appellant resold the vehicles to other dealers and ultimately to members of the public. The respondent asserted ownership and sought to vindicate the vehicles from their possessors. Fearing claims from its own purchasers based on the warranty against eviction, the appellant launched an application in the Durban and Coast Local Division seeking an interdict and a declaratory order that the respondent had no right to vindicate the vehicles. The respondent challenged the court’s jurisdiction and the appellant’s locus standi. The High Court upheld both objections and dismissed the application, prompting this appeal.