Principle

CIVIL PROCEDURE — Pleadings — Effect of Failure to Lead Evidence in Support

Area of law
CIVIL PROCEDURE
Court
Supreme Court

Failure to lead evidence in support of pleaded facts results in abandonment of those pleadings. Pleadings have no evidentiary value without oral testimony. The principle applies to civil procedure. The rule requires parties to prove their pleaded case with evidence. The court cannot give effect…

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