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…The one issue raised by the pleadings was whether or not, the appellant held the material parcel of land in trust for himself and the respondents.…

…It would therefore be unreasonable to expect the elders to have confined themselves to what is described in the memorandum of appeal, as issues raised in the pleadings.…

…We cannot tell from the pleadings whether the appellant was referring to the same parcel of land to which the counterclaim relates.…

…I recognize that parties are bound by their pleadings and I am unable to reconcile how in her evidence petitioner claims to have been tricked into marriage and she didn’t even release they had had a wedding, yet in her pleadings…

…These follow the usual, stereotyped, particulars of negligence which can be obtained from any book on pleadings and civil procedure.…

…Adogo said that if the overloading of the scrap metal on the tractor was the cause of the Appellant jumping off, then this was not pleaded and was another instance of the variation between the pleadings and the evidence which…

…(iv) THAT I aver and affirm that parties are bound by their pleadings and that any evidence led by any of the parties which does not support the averments in the pleadings, or put in another way, which is at variance with…

…the averments of the pleadings goes to no issue and must be disregarded.…

…(iv) THAT I aver and affirm that parties are bound by their pleadings and that any evidence led by any of the parties which does not support the averments in the pleadings, or put in another way, which is at variance with…

…the averments of the pleadings goes to no issue and must be disregarded.…

…I have carefully read and critically put into account all the led pleadings, the written submissions, cited authorities relied on and the relevant provisions of the appropriate and enabling laws with regard to the instant…

…but that the claim of violation must be discernible from whatever pleadings have been placed before the court.…

…I have carefully read and critically put into account all the led pleadings, the written submissions, cited authorities relied on and the relevant provisions of the appropriate and enabling laws with regard to the instant…

…but that the claim of violation must be discernible from whatever pleadings have been placed before the court.…

…The history and the facts of the matter as can be gleaned from the pleadings are these: That by an agreement dated the 11th November 1998 the first defendant agreed to assign and the plaintiff greed to take the pieces of…

…The respondent also relied on his pleadings. In addition he stated that the said agreement dated 4th August, 2007 was drawn by the applicant and her relatives and that he signed the same under duress.…

…Upon application he was allowed to submit in opposition of the application on the basis of the pleadings and the law only. In support of the application the plaintiff swore one affidavit.…

…From the pleadings, facts and evidence presented before court, two issues arise for determination by this court; a) Whether the 1st defendant bought the suit premises from money sent to their mother by he plaintiff and therefore…

…I am aware though that in making this order, the plaintiff had not in her pleadings and evidence asked for the same. However I am doing this for the ends of justice to be met.…

…Counsel for the Appellant who had not filed any pleadings in opposition to those applications argued that the order of stay in HC Mis.…

…Pleadings closed normally and directions on a summons were given. By May, 1983 the suit was ready for trial.…

…affidavit, Iobserve that there was no attempt made to specifically deny theallegation of bad faith and ill-will on the part of the 3rd Plaintiff.Paragraph 8 of the Statement of Defence has equally not been deniedin the pleadings…

…Those affidavits constituted the pleadings in this matter.…

…any reason be continued as if the case had been begun by filing a Plaint, it may order the proceedings to continue as if the cause had been so begun and may, in particular, order that any affidavits filed shall stand as pleadings…

…The appellant’s pleadings and evidence established negligence and it was hence upon the defendant to displace that negligence.…

…Even on the pleadings themselves, the assumption that an accident did take place is wholly wrong because it is pleaded in paragraph 2 of the defence:- “The defendant denies the contents of paragraph 3 and 4 of the plaint…