Principle

APPELLATE PRACTICE – Findings of Fact – Evaluation of Evidence – Duty of Appellate Court

Area of law
APPELLATE PRACTICE
Court
Supreme Court

If the trial court clearly evaluated the evidence and appraised the facts, the appellate court should not substitute its own views. The trial court has the advantage of seeing and hearing witnesses. The appellate court defers to the trial court's factual findings unless they are…

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