Principle Archive

It is settled law that a declaration of title to land can be granted on the basis of traditional evidence alone. But such traditional evidence must…

In a declaratory action, the onus of proof lies on the plaintiff, and he must succeed on the strength of his own case and not on…

The Supreme Court will not disturb concurring findings of fact by lower courts which are supported by sufficient evidence. To succeed, the appellant must show that…

Where a plaintiff claims for trespass and injunction, he puts his title in issue.

The Supreme Court will not disturb concurrent findings of fact by lower courts where such findings are supported by sufficient evidence. Interference is only warranted where…

Brief of argument must be based on and related to grounds of appeal, especially the issues for determination formulated. Grounds of appeal to the Court of…

Boundary men should be treated like any other witness called by a party. A trial court is free either to accept or reject the evidence of…

Where there is a conflict in traditional evidence, the trial judge may discard the conflicting histories and apply the Kojo v. Bonsie principle by testing the…

In an appeal against a decision based on concurrent findings of fact of the two lower courts, the appellants have an uphill task to satisfy the…

Voluntary confessions are deemed to be relevant facts as against only the persons who make them. They are not ordinarily evidence against co-accused persons.

Where multiple alterations or forgeries occurred on different dates, months, and even years, each should have been the subject of a separate count. Combining them in…

There is no law that says people who owned property above their incomes are necessarily suspects who must have got their monies or properties from unauthorised…