Principle

APPELLATE PRACTICE — Concurrent Findings — Burden on Appellant to Show Impropriety

Area of law
APPELLATE PRACTICE
Court
Supreme Court

The appellant bears the burden of showing special circumstances for interfering with concurrent findings. The principle applies to appellate practice. The burden must be clearly discharged. The rule promotes finality. The Supreme Court will not re-evaluate evidence without justification. The principle is well-established.

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