Principle

APPELLATE PRACTICE — Findings of Fact — Components of a Well-Considered Judgment

Area of law
APPELLATE PRACTICE
Court
Supreme Court

This principle establishes that a well-considered judgment requires findings based on credibility and findings based on evaluation; appellate courts are in as good a position only for evaluation findings, and where findings are not satisfactorily made, a retrial is proper. The principle applies in appellate…

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