Principle

APPELLATE PRACTICE — Supreme Court — Power to Make Necessary Findings Where Trial Court Failed to Do So

Area of law
APPELLATE PRACTICE
Court
Supreme Court

The Supreme Court can make findings that the lower court failed to make where evidence clearly establishes a fact. The court is limited to the records on appeal. The principle applies to appellate practice. The rule prevents remittal for minor omissions when evidence is clear…

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