BURDEN OF PROOF WHERE PARTY ALLEGES THE NEGATIVE
DASHE & ORS V DURVEN & ORS (2019) LPELR-48887 where my learned brother Ugo, JCA…
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DASHE & ORS V DURVEN & ORS (2019) LPELR-48887 where my learned brother Ugo, JCA…
The appellants in their petition desired the Tribunal to give judgment to them granting them…
I think the learned Justice, with respect, was in error when he said that “the…
This position reminds one of the decision of this Court in Elemo v Omolade (1968)…
In determining either the preponderance of evidence or the balance of probabilities in the evidence,…
Section 137 of the Evidence Act, 2004 provides for the burden of proof in civil…
The level of proof needed in the circumstances of this case is as per the…
The onus in such cases lies on the plaintiff to satisfy the court that he…
It was not for the appellant to prove that the stick he held did not…
In civil cases, the ultimate burden of establishing a case is as disclosed on the…
In Alonge v. I.G.P. (1959) 4 FSC 203 at 204; (1959) SCNLR 516, Ademola, CJF…
Now, civil suits are decided on the balance of probabilities, on the preponderance of evidence.
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