Is a single witness sufficient to provide substantial evidence for a factual finding?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Conservatorship Personnel v. Zehner, G049193 (Cal. App. 2014):
to resolve [citation], and the testimony of a single witness, even a party, is sufficient to provide substantial evidence to support a factual finding [citation]." (Fariba v. Dealer Services Corp. (2009) 178 Cal.App.4th 156, 170-171, italics added.)
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