Principle Archive

Where the prosecution adduces sufficient and accepted evidence to fix the accused at the scene of crime at the material time, any alibi raised by him…

Where circumstantial evidence is relied on to prove cause of death in the absence of medical evidence, the injury must be so well described and of…

Medical evidence, though desirable to prove cause of death in homicide cases, is not a sine qua non; cause of death can be established by sufficient…

The court cannot compel an unwilling employer to reinstate a servant it has dismissed; the exception is where employment is specially protected by statute, in which…

Parties are bound by the collective agreement that was pleaded and tendered in evidence; the issue is whether the dismissal is in keeping with the contract…

Criminal prosecution is not a condition precedent for summary dismissal; the employer has a choice to either prosecute the erring servant or dismiss summarily.

In a master and servant relationship, an officer's appointment can lawfully be terminated or dismissed without observing the principles of natural justice.

In a master and servant employment, the master is under no obligation to give reasons for terminating the appointment; the master may terminate at any time…

Employments fall into three categories: master and servant; office held at pleasure; and employment governed by statute.

The position of the law is clear: facts pleaded in respect of which no evidence was led go to no issue.

Facts pleaded in respect of which no evidence was led go to no issue.

Evidence taken at a visit to the locus in quo is as much evidence as if taken in a courtroom; the court does not cease to…