In a chieftaincy dispute, the onus is on the plaintiff to prove acts of rulership over the entire area, just as a plaintiff in a land…

An appellate court will not normally upset findings of fact made by trial courts unless such findings are unsupported, are not proper conclusions or inferences drawn…

The plaintiff has the onerous duty of establishing his claim before the court, while the defendants, in the absence of a counter-claim, have no duty to…

To amount to waiver, two elements must co-exist: (i) the party against whom the doctrine is raised must have knowledge or be aware of the act…

Parties are bound by their agreement, and a determination of the contract without complying with the notice provisions cannot be said to be valid.

Where the language, terms, or words of a written contract are clear and unambiguous, they must be given their ordinary and actual meaning as such terms…

In deciding whether an order is final or interlocutory, the test looks at the decision or order made, not at the nature of the proceedings. The…

Where a party is entitled to notice of a proceeding and there is failure to serve him, the failure is a fundamental defect which goes to…

A judgment debtor is entitled to be put on notice of a motion to attach and sell his immovable property. Failure to do so is a…

An ex parte motion is inappropriate where the interests of the other party will be adversely affected, except in cases of extreme urgency and for a…

It is proper for the court to grant an injunction to support a legal right. Where the legal right of the respondents to the land in…

A customary tenancy granted for a specific period, such as a farming season, comes automatically to an end when the purpose for which the grant was…