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Watt v Thomas

[1947] AC 484
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
Year1947
Statusunclear

Key Principle

An appellate court is slow to reverse a trial judge’s findings of fact based on witness demeanour unless they are plainly wrong.

Area of Law

Civil Procedure — appellate-fact-review

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