Principle

APPELLATE PRACTICE — Concurrent Findings — Intervention by Supreme Court — When Supreme Court Will Intervene

Area of law
APPELLATE PRACTICE
Court
Supreme Court

The Supreme Court may intervene if the Court of Appeal's finding is perverse. Perversity means the conclusion is not supported by evidence. The principle applies to all appeals. The appellant must show that the finding is unsupported. The rule respects concurrent findings. The Supreme Court…

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