Long possession cannot found a claim of declaration of title to land, damages for trespass and perpetual injunction against the true owner of title to such…

The land in dispute having been deemed granted to the appellant by the operation of law by the Konduga Local Government as from the 29th March,…

Any occupier or holder of such land (i.e. land not in an urban area) whether under customary rights or otherwise howsoever, shall if that land was…

It is long settled that there are five methods by which ownership of land may be proved by a claimant. These are as follows: (i) By…

The existence of a certificate of occupancy is merely a prima facie evidence of title to the land it covers and no more. Nor does mere…

Once the pleadings and the evidence of a party conclusively disclose a representative capacity and it is clear that the case was fought throughout in that…

The primary function of pleadings is to define and delimit with clarity and precision the real matters in controversy between the parties upon which they can…

That a person provides the money for the purchase of goods raises a presumption of the ownership of the goods by that person. Such presumption of…

Nothing in section 138 [of the Companies Act, 1968] makes the minutes of resolution of a company exclusive evidence. It only makes the minutes admissible evidence…

In civil cases the trial court gives judgment to the plaintiff on balance of probabilities, and in some instances the weakness of defendant's case can fortify…

Parties are bound by their pleadings, because the pleadings form their battleground. Whatever is not pleaded is not an issue and any skirmishes on unpleaded issue…

Counsel therefore being ordinarily retained to conduct a cause without any limitation, the apparent authority with which he is clothed when he appears to conduct the…