Principle

CIVIL PROCEDURE — Pleadings — Averments in Pleadings Do Not Constitute Evidence

Area of law
CIVIL PROCEDURE
Court
Supreme Court

Pleadings are not evidence; they only define the issues. Evidence must be adduced to prove pleaded facts. The principle applies to civil procedure. Unproven averments cannot support judgment.

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