It is trite law that pleadings alone do not constitute any evidence at all in a case.

When a party gives evidence in conflict with pleaded facts and asks the court to strike out the case, the court should dismiss it. However, not…

An admission in pleading binds a party making it, and facts admitted need no proof.

The evidence elicited from the plaintiff's evidence must so preponderate in favour of the claims that the court should on balance decide in his favour. The…

For res judicata to operate as estoppel, the case must have been adjudicated between the parties on its merits with a final judgment. A mere striking…

Where it was not shown that the parties in the previous suit were the same as in the present case, or that the real questions in…

Where traditional evidence of parties in a land matter is in conflict or inconclusive, the court should not go by the credibility of witnesses, but should…

A person who is not the proven owner or occupier of land in respect of which notice of acquisition/revocation was issued has no locus standi in…

Before considering the admissibility of any evidence or document in support of a party's case, it must be shown that the evidence sought to be led…

Where pleadings raise the issue of who the original owners of the lands were, the plaintiffs have a very heavy burden to discharge, and they can…

There are five ways of establishing ownership of land: (a) traditional evidence; (b) acts of ownership extending over sufficient length of time; (c) long possession and…

Exclusive possession of land confers the right to remain in possession and to undisputed argument of the land against every other person except one who can…