Principle

APPELLATE PRACTICE — Findings of Fact — Circumstances in Which Appellate Court Will Interfere

Area of law
APPELLATE PRACTICE
Court
Supreme Court

Appellate courts defer to trial court findings of fact. Interference requires clear proof that the findings are perverse, unsound, or not supported by evidence. Perversity means no reasonable tribunal could have reached that conclusion. The appellate court will not re-evaluate evidence simply because it might…

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