Burden to lead evidence first

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• NSEFIK V. MUNA (2014)→

  Court

  Supreme Court of Nigeria

  Judgment date

  13 December 2013

  Summary of the Supreme Court decision in Nsefik v. Muna regarding burden of proof in probate actions and the propriety of trial court rulings.

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