Principle

APPELLATE PRACTICE — Concurrent Findings of Fact — Interference by Supreme Court — When Justified

Area of law
APPELLATE PRACTICE
Court
Supreme Court

The Supreme Court respects concurrent findings of fact by two lower courts. Interference requires demonstration of miscarriage of justice, violation of law, or perversity. The appellant bears the heavy burden of proof. Perversity means no reasonable tribunal could have reached that conclusion. The principle promotes…

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