APPELLATE PRACTICE — Concurrent Findings — Attitude of Supreme Court
Ratio Decidendi
Per Katsina-Alu, JSC, in Amayo v. Erinmwingbovo (2006) NLC-123-323-2001(SC) at pp. 10–11; Paras E–A:
"The attitude of this court where there are concurrent findings of fact by the lower courts is that it will not disturb such findings unless they are shown to be perverse."
Explanation / Scope
Concurrent findings binding unless perverse. The principle applies to appellate practice.