Court Opinion

ID: 9539753
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-07 16:09:36.512842+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T14:59:18.119906
License: Public Domain

Mr. Justice Doyle
dissenting:
I disagree with that part of the majority opinion which undertakes to determine and fix the award on the basis of disputed evidence.
That it is the trial court’s function to hear and evaluate testimony and make determinations based thereon, and that our function is limited to review of trial court decisions, is clear. Furthermore, these procedural restraints have a sound basis. An appellate court is ill equipped to make determinations of this kind. The witnesses are not before it and the printed record furnishes little inspiration.
We have repeatedly recognized these principles and today’s action is unjustified departure.
Having determined that Sherman was treated inequitably and unjustly, we should have remanded the cause for the purpose of hearing the evidence and determining the amount of the award.
Mr. Chief Justice Hall and Mr. Justice McWilliams join in this dissenting opinion.