Namalee And Others v. Jinoris – SLR – sllr 2006 volume 2 page 093

In the case between NamalEE and Others (plaintiff/respondent) and Jinoris (defendant/appellant), the court considered whether a deed of gift (Deed No. 167) was fraudulently executed through inducement and misrepresentation, and examined the sufficiency of the evidence submitted to prove such fraud. The proceedings addressed the allocation of the burden of proof in fraud cases, proper evaluation of witness credibility, and trial court misdirection regarding the property’s location and the plaintiff’s condition at the time of execution. It was held that the burden of establishing fraud rested with the alleging party, and that the evidence failed to corroborate allegations of threat and duress. The District Court’s prior judgment in favor of the plaintiff was set aside. Reference was made to