Principle

APPELLATE PRACTICE — Concurrent Findings — Interference by Supreme Court — Conditions for Interference

Area of law
APPELLATE PRACTICE
Court
Supreme Court

The Supreme Court will not interfere with concurrent findings that are unimpeachable. The appellant must show special circumstances that make the findings impeachable. Unimpeachable findings are those supported by evidence and not perverse. The principle respects the fact-finding roles of lower courts. The Supreme Court…

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