Principle

APPELLATE PRACTICE — Concurrent Findings of Fact — Interference by Appellate Court

Area of law: APPELLATE PRACTICE
Court: Supreme Court

Appellate courts defer to trial court findings of fact. The principle applies to all appeals. The trial court has the advantage of seeing witnesses. The rule promotes finality. The appellate court will not substitute its own view. The principle is well-established.

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