Anderson v City of Bessemer

Under the 'clearly erroneous' standard of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 52(a), an appellate court may not reverse a trial court's finding of fact merely because it would have weighed the evidence differently; it may do so only where, on the entire record, it is left with a definite and firm conviction that a mistake has been committed, and must give particular deference to findings turning on the credibility of witnesses.