Principle

APPELLATE PRACTICE — Interference with Findings of Fact — When an Appellate Court May Reverse Findings of a Trial Court

Area of law
APPELLATE PRACTICE
Court
Supreme Court

Appellate courts defer to trial court findings absent identified errors. Interference justified where trial court misused witness observation, drew wrong conclusions from credible evidence, took erroneous view, or made perverse/unsupported findings. The principle applies to appellate practice.

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