Can a court reverse a finding that defendant was not negligent in a motor vehicle accident?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Valdez v. Clark, 173 Cal.App.2d 476, 343 P.2d 281 (Cal. App. 1959):
Assuming, arguendo, that the trial court's finding that defendant was not negligent is erroneous, we may not, however, reverse the judgment if the court's finding that defendant's conduct was not the direct and proximate cause of plaintiff's injuries is supported by substantial evidence, for it is well settled that if there is at least one clear, sustained and sufficient finding on which the judgment may rest, the appellate court will presume that the trial court rested its judgment on that finding, and will disregard others. Spaulding v. Jones, 117 Cal.App.2d 541, 554, 256 P.2d 637.
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