The evidence adduced by the prosecution was cogent, complete, unequivocal, compelling, and led to the irresistible conclusion that the appellant and no one else was the…

A judge is not required to record every detail. The crucial requirement is substantial justice. Once the record shows the charge was read and explained and…

The fact that the appellant had gone to the house to threaten the deceased with death, and later came back brandishing a cutlass and searching the…

A claim for trespass is rooted in exclusive possession. Where a defendant claims ownership, title is put in issue, and the plaintiff must show a better…

Evidence given by a witness who had once testified in a case does not become more credible just because it was subsequently reduced into writing. It…

Any evidence that is neither attacked nor discredited, and is relevant to the issues joined, ought to be relied upon by a judge.

A plaintiff may adopt one or more ways of proving ownership, such as traditional evidence or acts of ownership or possession. One or two methods may…

It is not necessary to bring an application for stay of execution where lis pendens applies. The mere existence of an appeal prevents the effective transfer…

Where traditional evidence is not contradicted or in conflict, it can support a claim for declaration of title.

A cause of action in conversion is based on an unequivocal act of ownership by a defendant of goods of the plaintiff without any authority or…

Lis pendens applies by operation of law, independent of the parties' will, regardless of whether the immediate parties had notice of the appeal. Even a person…

The mere existence of an appeal prevents the effective transfer of rights in any property that is the subject matter of an action pending in court.…