Court Opinion

ID: 9738957
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 20:06:02.392658+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:24:08.746930
License: Public Domain

White, J.,
concurring.
I write to express my disapproval of the language used in the compensation court’s decision, to wit, plaintiff “failed to meet her burden of proof . . . .” The phrase is obviously meant to convey that the court chose to believe one set of facts rather than another. The use of the phrase raises implicitly the possibility that the court determined that plaintiff did not produce sufficient evidence to sustain a decision if one had been found for her.
If the court has decided an issue of fact or has found the proof insufficient as a matter of law, it would be helpful if it said what was the basis of its decision, instead of leaving the reviewing court to speculate.