Principle Archive

It has been held that an admission made at any time by a person charged with an offence (even before it was decided formally charge him…

In law, he is deemed to have fraudulently removed the air-conditioners with the intent permanently to deprive the owner of them.

Where, as in the present case, the evidence conclusively points at the accused as the perpetrator of the crime for which he is charged, and the…

Before circumstantial evidence can support a conviction the totality of the admitted evidence must be such as leaves no reasonable grounds for speculation which may lead…

Where an appeal is allowed because of the failure of the trial court to make findings on material issues and the determination of such material issues…

It cannot be over-emphasised that the evaluation of relevant and material evidence before the court and the ascription of probative value to such evidence are the…

This, generally speaking, is said to imply that the judgment of the trial court cannot be supported by the weight of the evidence adduced by the…

The main purpose of the formulation of issues for determination is to enable the parties to narrow the issue or issues in controversy in the grounds…

The pronouncements made by the two courts below on who is or is not entitled as beneficiary to the estate is completely outside the purview of…

The purpose of the summons was not to determine who was the widow or who were entitled as beneficiaries to a share in the estate. Unfortunately…

The conclusion I arrive at then is that this appeal is completely futile... This appeal therefore, is of no merit and I unhesitatingly dismiss it.

It is to be noted that these provisions are concerned with the registration of a foreign judgment, while the issue before us and indeed before the…