Principle

CIVIL PROCEDURE – Pleadings – Duty to plead material facts and not legal results

Area of law
CIVIL PROCEDURE
Court
Supreme Court

Pleading material facts is sufficient. Legal conclusions are not required. The principle applies to all pleadings. The pleader is not bound by legal labels. The rule promotes flexibility. The court will apply the correct law to the facts. The principle is fundamental.

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