Seisay v Seisay (CIV APP 16 of 1978) [1979] SLCA 12 (20 December 1979)

Family Law - Divorce - Matrimonial causes rules - Procedure - Effect of non-fulfilment of rule 6 of Matrimonial Causes Rules - Omission by petitioner to state in affidavit whether cruelty had been condoned - General rule is that evidence in divorce proceedings should be oral - Whether viva voce evidence rectified defect - Matrimonial Cause Rules rr6(1),25(1)                Civil Procedure - Affidavit - Effect of omission in affidavit - Viva Voce evidence to rectify omission