Principle Archive

If a party adduces evidence that ought reasonably to satisfy a jury that the fact sought to be proved is established, the burden lies on the…

Evidence of a statement made to a witness by a person not called as a witness is hearsay and inadmissible when the object is to establish…

Where a party testifies about a document of title but fails to produce or tender it, or to give secondary evidence of its contents upon a…

In interpleader proceedings, the burden is generally on the claimant. However, where the claimant was in possession of the property at the time of attachment, the…

Trespass to land is actionable at the suit of the person in possession. Such a person is entitled to maintain an action in trespass even if…

Where both parties claim to be in possession of land, the law ascribes lawful possession to the party with title or with a better title to…

The words "any person" in section 2 of the Public Officers (Protection) Law are clear and unambiguous. They include both natural persons and artificial persons, such…

An action against a protected person under section 2(a) of the Public Officers (Protection) Law for an act done in execution of a public duty must…

The question of headship of a family, if in issue, must be established by evidence of customary law, which is a matter of evidence to be…

The Supreme Court will not interfere with concurrent findings of fact unless they are perverse, unsupported by evidence, reached by a wrong approach to evidence, or…

The charge having been read and explained to both accused in Igbo language and each pleaded not guilty, the arraignment cannot be faulted. It would have…

Where strong circumstantial evidence gives rise to an irresistible presumption or inference, the trial court will draw such inference so long as it is cogent and…