Principle

APPELLATE PRACTICE – Interference with Findings of Fact – When Appellate Court May Interfere

Area of law
APPELLATE PRACTICE
Court
Supreme Court

An error is perverse when its gravity necessitates reversal—the decision substantially affects the outcome. A finding unsupported by evidence, especially where there are material contradictions in the plaintiff's own witnesses, is perverse. Where material contradictions exist—witnesses disagreeing on fundamental facts—the trial court's finding is not…

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