Croft v. Malli

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Arnold,

This case was tried before a judge of the common pleas without a jury, and upon the refusal of a new trial by the court en banc, judgment was entered on the verdict for plaintiff. We must first note that the scope of the review is much limited. “An appellate court will never substitute its own findings of fact, where the hearing judge’s findings are sufficiently supported by the evidence and approved by the court in banc. Such findings have the same weight as the verdict of a jury”: Andrikanics v. Andrekanics, 371 Pa. 222, 224, 89 A. 2d 792. Sée also Logan Lumber…