Best v. Best

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• ruling that a finding is against the manifest weight of the evidence only if it is unreasonable, arbitrary and not based on the evidence presented
• holding that finding of abuse need only be 15 supported by a preponderance of the evidence and such finding will be reversed only if it is against the manifest weight of the evidence
• noting that we will not substitute our judgment for that of the trial court regarding the credibility of witnesses, the weight to be given the evidence, or the inferences to be drawn
• noting that we will not substitute our judgment for that of the trial court regarding the credibility of witnesses, the weight to be given the evidence, or the inferences to be drawn
• stating all findings made under the preponderance standard are reviewed under the manifest weight standard
• findings based on the presence of a preponderance of the evidence are reviewed under the manifest weight standard of review

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).