Principle

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

Area of law
CIVIL PROCEDURE
Court
Supreme Court

Evidence contradicting pleaded facts is irrelevant and must be ignored. Parties cannot prove a different case from what they pleaded. The principle applies to civil procedure. The rule ensures fair notice to the opposing party. The court will not consider evidence outside the pleadings. The…

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