Melius de Villiers
Melius de Villiers | |
|---|---|
| Chief Justice of the Orange Free State | |
| In office 1889-1901 | |
| Appointed by | F. W. Reitz |
| Preceded by | F. W. Reitz |
| Judge of the High Court of Justice of the Orange Free State | |
| In office 1876-1889 | |
| Appointed by | Johannes Brand |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 5, 1849 |
| Died | July 6, 1938 (aged 88) Kleine Zalze, Stellenbosch |
| Spouse | Adelaide Holmes-Orr |
| Relatives | John Henry de Villiers (brother) |
| Alma mater | Paarl Gymnasium South African College Schools |
Melius de Villiers (5 September 1849 – 6 July 1938) was a South African jurist, sometimes considered one of the country's most influential, and the last Chief Justice of the Orange Free State. His older brother was Chief Justice of South Africa John Henry de Villiers. Melius's book, The Roman And Roman-Dutch Law of Injuries, published in 1899, is an historically significant study of the actio iniuriarum and a foundational text in the South African law of delict.