Nelson v. Nelson

How courts have described this case

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• holding that reviewing courts are bound to accept credibility determinations because only the district court judge has been permitted to observe and evaluate testimonial demeanor
• stating that an appellate court is bound to accept the district court’s factual findings when backed by adequate evidentiary support, especially when the findings are based on the district court’s determinations of the relative credibility of parties and witnesses

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Cited by

10 cases in this archive cite this case.

• In Re the Marriage of Melius v. Melius
  Court of Appeals of Minnesota· 2009-05-19· cited 28×
• Davis v. Davis
  Supreme Court of Minnesota· 1975-11-14· cited 15×
• In Re Niskanen
  Supreme Court of Minnesota· 1974-08-16· cited 13×
• Metropolitan Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Adams
  Court of Appeals of Minnesota· 1984-10-16· cited 9×
• Marriage of Sullivan v. Sullivan
  Court of Appeals of Minnesota· 1985-09-17· cited 6×
• Rouland v. Thorson
  Court of Appeals of Minnesota· 1996-01-30· cited 5×
• Matter of Wrongful Death of Carlson
  Court of Appeals of Minnesota· 1988-08-23· cited 3×
• State v. Sorenson
  Court of Appeals of Minnesota· 1988-12-01· cited 3×
• First National Bank of Cold Spring v. Jaeger
  Court of Appeals of Minnesota· 1987-06-23· cited 2×
• Berquam v. Berkner
  Court of Appeals of Minnesota· 1985-10-15· cited 1×

Cites

2 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Williams v. Williams
  Supreme Court of Minnesota· 1907-06-28· cited 24×
• Kendall v. Kendall
  Supreme Court of Minnesota· 1970-12-11· cited 8×