Principle

CIVIL PROCEDURE โ€“ Visit to Locus in Quo โ€“ Procedure and Proper Use of Observations

Area of law
CIVIL PROCEDURE
Court
Supreme Court

Locus in quo visits (site inspections) serve limited purposes. Judges may: use observations to resolve conflicting sworn testimony about physical facts (e.g., if witnesses disagree about distance, judge's measurement can resolve conflict). Judges may not: substitute observations for testimony (using what they saw instead ofโ€ฆ

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