In Brief
An adopted son sought declaration of ownership and injunction over property left by his adoptive uncle who died intestate in 1951. The trial court rejected his claim; the first appellate court reversed and found he had been validly adopted by ceremony according to community customs. The High Court then reversed the appellate court in a second appeal. The Supreme Court held that the High Court lacked jurisdiction to entertain the second appeal as it involved no substantial question of law. A second appeal can only proceed on substantial questions not previously settled by law or binding precedent. The High Court cannot interfere with factual findings of the first appellate court merely to reappraise evidence. The court restored the first appellate court's judgment, allowing the appeal.
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