Principle

APPELLATE PRACTICE — Standard of Review — Judgment Based on Facts Not Pleaded — Effect

Area of law
APPELLATE PRACTICE
Court
Supreme Court

A court cannot base its judgment on facts not pleaded. The court cannot make a new case for a party. The principle applies to all courts. The parties define the issues through pleadings. The rule ensures fair hearing. The court must confine itself to pleaded…

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