Principle

APPELLATE PRACTICE — Interference with Findings of Fact — When Appellate Court May Interfere

Area of law: APPELLATE PRACTICE
Court: Supreme Court

Appellate courts defer to trial court findings of fact. Interference is justified only if the findings are unsupported by pleadings or evidence, or are perverse. Perversity means no reasonable tribunal could have reached that conclusion on the evidence. The appellant bears the burden of demonstrating…

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