In Brief
The plaintiff claimed a share in family property as a co-heir, asserting he was a minor when his father died in 1963 and a release deed executed that year was void. The High Court set aside the trial court and appellate court findings, relying on a School Leaving Certificate to prove the plaintiff's minority. The Supreme Court reversed the High Court, holding that concurrent findings of fact cannot be disturbed in second appeal unless perverse. The School Leaving Certificate lacked proper evidentiary support as the school officials who recorded the date of birth were not examined. The plaintiff failed to prove his minority and was rightly denied his claimed share. The appeal was allowed and the suit dismissed.
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