Documentary evidence
Doctrine in Evidence. 4 cases, with the principle each one established. By lanbuk.com.
- Cole v Cummings (No. 2), 1964-66 ALR S.L. 164
Sierra Leone — African Law Reports · 1964-66
Principle established: A declaratory judgment on land ownership may be granted for a portion of claimed land and should incorporate a survey plan, which is admissible even if not specifically pleaded.
- Conteh v Kamara (MAG APP 21 of 1966) [1967] SLSC 1214 (15 February 1967)
Sierra Leone — Supreme Court · 1967
Principle established: Where the official decree book cannot be traced on appeal, secondary parol evidence of an administrative boundary decision is admissible in local court proceedings.
- Conteh v Kamara, 1967-68 ALR S.L. 53
Sierra Leone — African Law Reports · 1967-68
Principle established: Secondary parol evidence of a district boundary decision is admissible in local courts where the primary decree book cannot be traced upon inquiry by the appellate court.
- James Makhumula v Malawi Electoral Commission and Another (Being Election Petition No. 69 of 2025 before the High Court, Civil Division; MSCA CIVIL APPEAL No.6 of 2026) [2026] MWSC 1 (28 April 2026)
Malawi · 2026
Principle established: In election petitions, once official electoral documents are produced, the evidential burden shifts to the Electoral Commission to account for them or challenge their authenticity.