Principle

CIVIL PROCEDURE – Pleadings – Parties Bound by Their Pleadings

Area of law
CIVIL PROCEDURE
Court
Supreme Court

This reinforces fundamental pleading principles (Principles 209, 295-296, 299, 321, 353, 383). Parties are bound by pleadings—they cannot: prove unpleaded facts, claim unpleaded relief, or shift to different cases at trial. Courts must: consider only the case pleaded, decide based on pleaded issues, and reject…

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