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2014-09-17 |
BRION, J. |
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| Generally, factual findings of the lower courts are accorded the highest degree of respect, if not finality. When adopted and confirmed by the CA, these findings are final and conclusive and may not be reviewed on appeal,[7] save in some recognized exceptions[8] among others, when the judgment is based on misapprehension of facts. | |||||
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2011-02-09 |
BERSAMIN, J. |
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| Firstly, the findings of the RTC are accorded the highest degree of respect, especially if adopted and confirmed by the CA, because of the first-hand opportunity of the trial judge to observe the demeanor of the witnesses when they testified at trial; such findings are final and conclusive and may not be reviewed on appeal unless there is clear misapprehension of facts.[5] Here, there was no showing that the RTC and the CA erred in appreciating the worth of Severino's eyewitness testimony. | |||||