Principle

APPELLATE PRACTICE — Interference with Findings of Fact — When Decision is Perverse

Area of law
APPELLATE PRACTICE
Court
Supreme Court

A perverse decision ignores or disregards evidence before the court. It results in a miscarriage of justice when viewed as a whole. The principle applies to appellate practice. An appellate court must interfere with and set aside such decisions. The rule provides an exception to…

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