Principle

APPELLATE PRACTICE — Fresh Evidence — Evidence That Could Have Been Produced at Trial with Reasonable Diligence

Area of law
APPELLATE PRACTICE
Court
Supreme Court

Fresh evidence on appeal must be evidence that could not have been produced at trial with reasonable diligence. Reducing oral testimony to writing does not satisfy this condition. The principle applies to appellate practice.

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