Principle Archive

Where a party has adopted a procedure by consent, he will not be heard on appeal that the procedure he adopted is prejudicial to him or…

Being an appeal arising from concurrent findings of fact and appellants having not shown that the judgments are perverse, I see no reason at all to…

A notice of appeal filed within time but without any ground or valid ground of appeal is a worthless piece of paper being grossly incompetent and…

Contracts of employment are categorized into three types: (a) purely master and servant; (b) office held at the pleasure of the employer; and (c) employment regulated…

The Supreme Court will not interfere with a clear finding of fact made by the trial court and affirmed by the Court of Appeal, where such…

In an action of detinue, the value of the goods claimed but not returned ought to be assessed as at the date of the judgment or…

It is settled law that for grounds of appeal to be valid and competent, they must be related to the decision being appealed against and should…

If a rig is generally treated as if it is a motor vehicle, having regard to its being registered by the motor licensing authority, being insured,…

Parties and the court are bound by the issues submitted for trial on the pleadings. An issue not raised in the pleadings and not tried at…

The law is settled that where evidence given by a party to any proceedings was not challenged by the opposite party who had the opportunity to…

A court does not grant a new or different relief merely by particularizing the land trespassed upon in its judgment, where it only awards damages for…

Trespass to land is only concerned with the possession of the land and not ownership or title. The issue of the conveyance or their weight was…