As a general rule, the simple summons is used where the claim is for a debt or a liquidated demand.
2.
The value of the goods had to be determined at the date of judgment : Such claim could not be for a liquidated demand.
3.
In matters where the claim is not for a debt or a liquidated demand, default judgment can only be obtained after either giving oral evidence before court or providing same by way of affidavit.
4.
As to the alternative claims for their value, he held, as to the first case, that the alternative claim was a delictual claim for damages and was not a liquidated demand for the purposes of Rule of Court 31 ( 2 ) ( a ).