Principle

APPELLATE PRACTICE — Concurrent Findings — Supreme Court Will Not Disturb Unless Perverse

Area of law
APPELLATE PRACTICE
Court
Supreme Court

The Supreme Court will not disturb concurrent findings of fact unless they are perverse. Perverse findings are those unsupported by evidence or based on a wrong view of the law. The principle applies to appellate practice. The appellant bears the burden of showing perversity. The…

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