Opinion ID: 2520942
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: standard of review

Text: [¶ 6] Our review of the trial court's factual determination that the terms of the Credit Sale Note/Disclosure/Security Agreement had not been modified is limited. Findings of fact will not be set aside unless the findings are clearly erroneous. When a trial court in a bench trial makes express findings of fact ..., we review the factual determinations under a clearly erroneous standard[.] Rennard v. Vollmar, 977 P.2d 1277, 1279 (Wyo.1999). This court does not weigh the evidence de novo [.] Ruby Drilling Co. v. Duncan Oil Co., 2002 WY 85, ¶ 9, 47 P.3d 964, ¶ 9 (Wyo.2002). [¶ 7] We do not substitute ourselves for the trial court as a finder of facts; instead, we defer to those findings unless they are unsupported by the record or erroneous as a matter of law. Life Care Centers of America, Inc. v. Dexter, 2003 WY 38, ¶ 7, 65 P.3d 385, ¶ 7 (Wyo.2003). We affirm the trial court's findings if there is any evidence to support them. Id. We accept the evidence of the prevailing party as true and give that party the benefit of all favorable inferences that can fairly be drawn from the evidence, while disregarding conflicting evidence. Narans v. Paulsen, 803 P.2d 358, 360 (Wyo. 1990). A reviewing court will not set aside the court's findings merely because it might have reached a different result. Conner v. Board of County Commissioners, Natrona County, 2002 WY 148, ¶ 23, 54 P.3d 1274, ¶ 23 (Wyo.2002). A finding can be clearly erroneous even though there is evidence to support it, if after a review of the entire record, the court is left with the definite and firm conviction that a mistake has been committed. Hammons v. Table Mountain Ranches Owners Association, Inc., 2003 WY 85, ¶ 12, 72 P.3d 1153, ¶ 12 (Wyo.2003).