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• EVIDENCE - Burden of Proof or Standard of Proof - Standard of proof and burden of proof in a claim for declaration of title to land

  "Civil cases, as is well known, are decided on a preponderance of evidence. This is even more so in a case where a plaintiff seeks to be awarded the discretionary…

• ELECTION PETITION – Burden of Proof – Burden of Proof in an Election Petition; Effect of Failure to Discharge Same

  "It must be noted that he who alleges must prove. This applies also to election petition. The petitioner will fail if no evidence is given by him to support his…

• EVIDENCE: Proof of a charge – Effect of Conflict between Evidence and Charges

  "The sum total of this as it concerns this appeal is that if the charges as laid had been proved, an offence under the section would have been established. On…

• EVIDENCE – Burden of proof - On Whom lies Burden Of Proof In Criminal Cases – How discharged

  “It is an ironclad principle that the prosecution must prove its case beyond reasonable doubt, and this remains so even if the accused admits in his statement to the police…

• EVIDENCE - Burden of Proof or Onus of Proof - On whom does the burden of proof lie to prove title to a lake

  "It was also the plaintiff that has to prove either prior possession or better right to possession, since title to the lakes was in dispute. Anachuna Nwokafor & Ors. v.…