Giuffre v. Sladovich’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. ““ * * * It is a well established principle of law that the findings of the trial judge are to be given great weight and should be accepted by us unless there is a showing of manifest error. Particularly is this true in a matter of credibility of the witnesses wherein the trial judge has the opportunity to see and hear the witnesses and observe their demeanor, a situation which cannot reoccur in the appellate court. . . .””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Hall v. Hughes