Principle

APPELLATE PRACTICE – Concurrent Findings of Fact – When Supreme Court Will Interfere

Area of law
APPELLATE PRACTICE
Court
Supreme COURT

The Supreme Court will not interfere with concurrent findings of fact supported by evidence unless special circumstances are shown. Concurrent findings—by trial court and Court of Appeal—carry great weight. The appellant must demonstrate perversity, miscarriage of justice, or violation of legal principles. Mere disagreement is…

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