Task: songer_weightev

What follows is an opinion from a United States Court of Appeals. You will be asked a question pertaining to issues that may appear in any civil law cases including civil government, civil private, and diversity cases. The issue is: "Did the factual interpretation by the court or its conclusions (e.g., regarding the weight of evidence or the sufficiency of evidence) favor the appellant?" This includes discussions of whether the litigant met the burden of proof. Answer the question based on the directionality of the appeals court decision. If the court discussed the issue in its opinion and answered the related question in the affirmative, answer "Yes". If the issue was discussed and the opinion answered the question negatively, answer "No". If the opinion considered the question but gave a mixed answer, supporting the respondent in part and supporting the appellant in part, answer "Mixed answer". If the opinion does not discuss the issue, or notes that a particular issue was raised by one of the litigants but the court dismissed the issue as frivolous or trivial or not worthy of discussion for some other reason, answer "Issue not discussed". If the opinion considered the question but gave a "mixed" answer, supporting the respondent in part and supporting the appellant in part (or if two issues treated separately by the court both fell within the area covered by one question and the court answered one question affirmatively and one negatively), answer "Mixed answer". If the opinion either did not consider or discuss the issue at all or if the opinion indicates that this issue was not worthy of consideration by the court of appeals even though it was discussed by the lower court or was raised in one of the briefs, answer "Issue not discussed".

PER CURIAM.
This is, essentially, a run-of-the-mill section 8(a) (3) case in which the National Labor Relations Board concluded that the discharge of two employees had been due to their union activity. Admittedly the Board's witnesses were not of the best, and unfortunately the examiner’s report, which was accepted by the Board, offended somewhat our often repeated admonition that the examiner’s primary duty is to make specific findings. It is appropriate to recite what various witnesses testified to, but at some point a resolution must be made. It is not very helpful to say, “We need not credit fully * * * testimony * * * in haee verba * * * [of what respondent’s manager said with respect to union activities.] But the Union * * * [was clearly in the manager’s] mind * * Since his mind was disclosed only by what he said, the natural question is, to what extent was credit extended to the witnesses, if not fully?
On the other hand, the Board’s case is to be measured in the light of respondent’s. The examiner found that respondent’s “testimony is marked by serious omissions and, to the extent that it was given, was fanciful to an extreme.” This observation was well warranted. In such circumstances we will overlook some criticisms of the Board’s case which, in all candor, we would not otherwise have done. We think on the record as a whole that the examiner sufficiently found the requisite state of mind on respondent’s part.
No useful purpose would be served in discussing the case in any greater detail. An order of enforcement will be made.

Question: Did the factual interpretation by the court or its conclusions (e.g., regarding the weight of evidence or the sufficiency of evidence) favor the appellant?
A. No
B. Yes
C. Mixed answer
D. Issue not discussed
Answer:

Answer: B