Principle Archive

A mere averment in a pleading proves nothing at all if it is not supported by evidence unless it is admitted by the opposite side.

Since the portions sold and given by the respondent have not been clearly delineated in the survey plan, they cannot be cut off from the land…

In a consolidated matter, a court must come to a separate decision on issues agitated in each case. It is sufficient if the issues raised in…

Once a plaintiff's suit is based on a right cognisable under the law, it is not for the court to dictate to such plaintiff the manner…

There are concurrent findings of two lower courts, and the attitude of this court in respect thereof is long and consistently settled.

In a claim for declaration of title to land, the plaintiff must first plead and prove clearly the area of land claimed and its boundaries. Proof…

The judgment of the trial court was perverse for being contrary to evidence on the identity of the land in dispute. The court below applied the…

Though it is desirable to tie issues formulated to grounds of appeal, failure to do so may not necessarily result in the issues being struck out,…

The plaintiffs failed to prove the essential ingredients of their claim, particularly the customary law governing the chieftaincy title, which is the pivot on which the…

Unless there are special circumstances shown, the Supreme Court will not disturb concurrent findings of fact made by the trial court and the Court of Appeal.

The appraisal of oral evidence and ascription of probative values is the primary duty of a trial court. An appellate court will interfere only if the…

An appeal dismissed under Order 6 Rule 10 of the Court of Appeal Rules cannot be re-listed. Its life terminates and it is removed from the…