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…It was apparent from the pleadings filed by the Applicant that he desired the question of instruction fees payable on the contributors’ costs to be based on the value of the indicated crude oil reserve and not the nature…

…This court said: "In this connection it was the duty of the appellant to put before the judge through his pleadings the claim for shs.14, 151,650/70; though the appellant had an opportunity to amend his plaint before leading…

…make a full disclosure of reasons for their failure to earlier plead the special damages rather than go on seeking amendments as and when they were hit by the force of defendant's arguments on their want or lack of proper pleadings…

…acts being the means by which such intent is to be carried out or furthered vide in the judgment of Erle J in the case of Reg V Dowling (1843) 3 Cox’s Criminal Cases 509 at page 514., but as is said in Archbold’s Criminal Pleadings…

…notwithstanding that we think and find that overt act 5(b) had not been sufficiently proved, but of course this makes no difference whatsoever to the conviction entered with reference to what is said in Archbold’s Criminal Pleadings…

…It has been stated on many occasions that a litigant ought to be given a chance to defend or prosecute his suit if he has an arguable defence or claim which can be sustainable even after amendment of the pleadings.…