Principle

APPELLATE PRACTICE — Concurrent Findings — Supreme Court Will Not Usurp Trial Court’s Function to Make Primary Findings of Fact

Area of law
APPELLATE PRACTICE
Court
Supreme Court

The Supreme Court cannot make primary findings of fact. The principle applies to appellate practice. Issues not raised at trial cannot be raised on appeal. The rule respects the trial court's role. The Supreme Court's jurisdiction is appellate, not original. The principle is fundamental.

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