Principle

CIVIL PROCEDURE — Pleadings — Party Not Obliged to Lead Evidence on Every Averment

Area of law
CIVIL PROCEDURE
Court
Supreme Court

A party may abandon or not prove every averment in his pleadings. He is bound by his pleadings but can choose which averments to prove. The principle applies to all civil proceedings. The rule recognizes practical realities of litigation. The party may focus on material…

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