Principle

APPELLATE PRACTICE — Grounds of Appeal — Distinction between Law and Fact — Test for Determination

Area of law
APPELLATE PRACTICE
Court
Supreme Court

The test for distinguishing questions of law from mixed law and fact is: if the ground challenges the lower court's understanding or application of the law to facts already proved or admitted, it is a question of law. If it requires re-evaluating the facts before…

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