Principle

APPELLATE PRACTICE — Concurrent Findings — Supreme Court Will Interfere Where Findings Are Perverse and Unsupported by Evidence

Area of law
APPELLATE PRACTICE
Court
Supreme Court

The Supreme Court does not interfere with concurrent findings of fact except where special circumstances are shown. Perverse findings unsupported by evidence constitute special circumstances. The principle applies to appellate practice. The rule allows interference where findings lack evidentiary support. The court must identify specific…

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