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PROOF OF DELIVERY OF DOCUMENT

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Agbaje v. Fashola (2008) 6 NWLR (Pt. 1082) 90 at 142. “Where it is alleged that a document was delivered to a person who denies receiving such document, proof of delivery to such person can be established by: (a) dispatch book indicating receipt; or (b) evidence of dispatch by registered post; or (c) evidence of witness, credible enough that the person was served with the document.”

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HE WHO ASSERTS A FACT HAS THE BURDEN TO PROVE THOSE FACTS

The appellants in their petition desired the Tribunal to give judgment to them granting them the reliefs they claimed on the basis that the facts they assert in their petition exist. Therefore, they had the primary legal burden to prove the existence of those facts by virtue of S.131(1) of the Evidence Act 2011 which...

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PLAINTIFF CANNOT RELY ON ADVERSARIAL CASE WEAKNESS

The law does not permit a plaintiff to rely on the weakness of his adversary’s case, unless same supports his claim. – Aderemi JCA. Irawo v. Adedokun (2004) Was this dictum helpful? Yes 0 No 0...

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HE WHO ASSERTS FORGERY MUST PROVE IT

The burden of proving the allegation of falsification and forgery is on the person asserting it, and must be proved beyond reasonable doubt. – Tijjani Abubakar JSC. APC v. Obaseki (2021) Was this dictum helpful? Yes 0 No 0...

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BURDEN OF PROOF IN A CIVIL CASE – EVIDENTIAL BURDEN

Section 137 of the Evidence Act, 2004 provides for the burden of proof in civil cases. The burden of first proving the existence of a fact lies on the party against whom the judgment of the court could be given if no evidence were produced on either side, regard being had to any presumption that...

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THE APPELLANTS COULD NOT SUBSTANTIATE THE NARCOTICS FINE AGAINST THE 2ND RESPONDENT

What matters always in this kind of situation is that there must be proof of such a sentence. A criminal conviction and sentence must be proved by the CTC of the judgment of court delivered or any admissible way of proving same and the said judgment must reflect all the ingredients of a valid judgment...

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FOR DECLARATION TO LAND, PARTY CANNOT RELY ON WEAKNESS OF DEFENDANT’S CASE

A plethora of authorities abound that a party in a suit for declaration of title to land cannot depend on the weakness of an opponent’s case to succeed. See Kodilinye v. Odu 1935 2 WACA 336, Akinola v. Olowu 1962 1 SCNLR 352, and Ibeziako v. Nwegbogu 1970 1 NMLR 113. — A.M. Mukhtar JSC....

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