What is the effect of a judge's interpretation of the law on appeal?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from Viau v. Savard, 1984 CanLII 1157 (AB QB):
It might be noted that Gillis v. Bourgard was reversed on appeal, not by virtue of any disagreement with the trial justice’s statement of the law, but rather on what was thought to be his misinterpretation of the facts.
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