LEGAL PRINCIPLE: APPELLATE PRACTICE – Concurrent Findings of Fact – Attitude of Supreme Court
PRINCIPLE STATEMENT
It is trite that the Supreme Court will not interfere with concurrent findings of fact made by the courts below.
RATIO DECIDENDI (SOURCE)
Per Uwais, JSC, in U.A.C. of Nigeria Ltd v. Fasheyitan (1998) NLC-2441990(SC) at p. 6; Paras A--B.
"It has since been trite that this court will not interfere with the concurrent findings of fact made by the courts below."
EXPLANATION / SCOPE
Concurrent findings are binding on the Supreme Court. The principle applies to all appeals. The Supreme Court will not re-evaluate evidence. The rule promotes finality. The appellant must show perversity. The principle is well-established.
