Principle

CIVIL PROCEDURE — Pleadings — Evidence at Variance with Pleadings Goes to No Issue

Area of law
CIVIL PROCEDURE
Court
Supreme Court

Evidence that contradicts pleadings is irrelevant and must be disregarded. Parties are bound by their pleaded case. The principle applies to civil procedure. The rule ensures that parties cannot prove a different case from what they pleaded. The court will ignore evidence inconsistent with the…

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