What is the standard on which an appellate court will review a trial decision?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from Topline Printing Inc. v. Consolea Company, 2006 ABQB 176 (CanLII):
The standard on which an appellate court reviews a trial decision depends upon whether the alleged error is one of fact, law or mixed fact and law: Housen v. Nikolaisen, [2002] 2 S.C.R. 235, 2002 SCC 33.
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