Principle

APPELLATE PRACTICE — Retrial — Failure to Evaluate Material Evidence Dependent on Credibility of Witnesses

Area of law
APPELLATE PRACTICE
Court
Supreme Court

Failure to make findings on material issues that depend on witness credibility necessitates a retrial. The principle applies to appellate practice. The appellate court cannot itself assess credibility without seeing witnesses.

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