Principle

APPELLATE PRACTICE β€” Duty of Appellate Court β€” Evaluation of Evidence β€” Credibility of Witnesses

Area of law
APPELLATE PRACTICE
Court
Supreme Court

This principle establishes that evaluation of evidence is pre-eminently the trial court's duty, which has the benefit of seeing and hearing witnesses; an appellate court will not disturb findings unless unsupported by evidence and perverse. The principle applies where findings are challenged. It ensures that…

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