A court does not grant a new or different relief merely by particularizing the land trespassed upon in its judgment, where it only awards damages for…

Trespass to land is only concerned with the possession of the land and not ownership or title. The issue of the conveyance or their weight was…

It is not the causes of action that are joined but two individuals having a similar claim of trespass joined to prosecute the claim against the…

An issue for determination in an appeal must not only be derived from a legitimate ground of appeal, but must also be related to the decision…

A judgment of court must be based and confined to the issues joined by the parties in their pleadings. A judgment unrelated to the relief sought…

Where both the trial court and the Court of Appeal have accepted evidence and made findings of fact, the Supreme Court will not ordinarily interfere with…

By the Constitution, the Supreme Court cannot hear an appeal on grounds of mixed law and fact unless leave of the Court or the Court of…

Learned counsel for the respondent correctly submitted that mere assertion on the part of an appellant that a ground of appeal is based on 'error of…

When subsection (2) of section 188 is compared with subsection (9) of section 188 it becomes clear that the expression 'of the members' and 'all the…

Evidence, whether under statute, common law or customary law, is presented to the court on facts by witnesses. The facts could be oral or documentary. In…

In determining whether a ground of appeal is one of fact, mixed law and facts or facts simpliciter, the court should go further than the ground…

What is required is to examine thoroughly the grounds of appeal in the case concerned to see whether the grounds reveal a misunderstanding by the lower…