The evidence sought to be adduced must be such as could not have been obtained with reasonable diligence for use at the trial.

An application to call further evidence on appeal must not be to improve the quality of evidence already called at trial. Here, the defendants sought to…

The inadvertent omission of counsel to tender a record of proceedings does not amount to a special ground under Order 1 Rule 20(3) of the Court…

The only reason that could justify receiving further evidence on appeal is if the applicant shows special grounds making it necessary to grant leave to call…

Grounds of appeal must clearly attack the judgment of the Court of Appeal, not the High Court. If a ground attacks the High Court judgment directly,…

A party who fails to appeal a finding of the trial court or Court of Appeal cannot question that finding on appeal to the Supreme Court.…

Failure to appeal against a decision of the trial court means that decision remains binding and conclusive between the parties.

An appellant challenging a specific finding of court must raise a specific ground of appeal thereon. An omnibus ground cannot cover that issue.

A plaintiff need not prove all five ways to succeed in an action for title to land. He can succeed by proving even one way. The…

In a claim for declaration of title, the onus is on the plaintiff to prove title to a defined area. This burden is firm and constant,…

Not every document admitted must be assigned probative value. A document may be admitted on grounds of relevancy, but the court may not attach any weight…

Section 111 of the Evidence Act requires certification of public documents by a certificate at the foot of a copy that it is a true copy.…