Principle

CIVIL PROCEDURE — Pleadings — Court Cannot Evolve a Case for the Parties

Area of law
CIVIL PROCEDURE
Court
Supreme Court

Judges cannot create or invent a case for the parties. The court is limited to the case presented by the parties. The principle applies to civil procedure. The rule prevents courts from exceeding their adjudicative role. The parties define the issues through their pleadings. The…

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