Principle Archive

The Supreme Court will disturb concurrent findings only in rare instances, such as insufficient evidence to support them or glaring miscarriage of justice clearly shown.

The cause of action arose on receipt of exhibit B in which the defendant denied possession of the machine. The action filed about three years after…

There are essentially three qualities a brief should possess: clarity, precision, and accuracy. Any brief that fails to possess these distinctive characteristics leads to incomprehension of…

An averment in pleadings is no evidence and cannot be so construed. Averments must be proved by evidence except when admitted by the other party.

Where disparate and different parties are lumped together to avoid multiplicity of actions but the parties are unrelated and each set has nothing in common with…

The fact that documents could not be found either in the State High Court or National Archives does not necessarily mean that they do not exist…

To prove that a document is forged, the standard of proof required is proof beyond all reasonable doubt. To describe a document in criminal language is…

The sale of mortgaged property after the appellants had tendered a bank draft of N1.3 million could not have been done in good faith without collusion.…

Admissions in civil cases are evidence of the truth of facts asserted but are not conclusive against the party. The party has the right to explain…

If a party repudiated and gave no reason at all, all reasons and defences in the action would be open to him. His motives are immaterial,…

If a person contracts to lend money and then refuses or fails to advance it, the borrower cannot sue for the money as a debt (no…

Where a party undertakes to do an act depending entirely on himself, and the contract is silent as to time, the law implies an engagement that…