Baggett v. Baggett’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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1. “"As occurs in the usual domestic relations case, the versions of particular incidents are contradictory. In such instance, as in our case, the resolution of fact questions is essentially a credibility determination to be made by the trial judge. In granting a separation in favor of the wife, the trial judge necessarily gave more weight to the testimony of plaintiff than that of defendant. As the court said in McVay v. McVay, 276 So.2d 926 (La.App., 3d Cir. 1973): 'Trial judge's conclusions, inferred from the testimony of witnesses whose credibility he must determine, will be accorded substantial weight on review.' From our consideration of the record in the instant case, we cannot say the trial judge erred in placing more reliance and credibility on the testimony of the wife. We are confronted with a credibility question and not a sufficiency of evidence question as claimed by defendant."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 337 So. 2d 672 - Best v. Best