Udamala Gamage Alis vs H.S. Dayawathie – CA NO. 1141/98 F -2013

The case between Udamala Gamage Alis alias Alis Gunawardane (Plaintiff-Appellant) and H. S. Dayawathie (Defendant-Respondent) addressed whether deed No. 1100 dated 27th February 1992 should be declared null and void due to misrepresentation by the defendant, and whether the trial judge’s dismissal of the plaintiff’s case was correct. It was held that the District Judge’s careful appraisal of the evidence and application of legal principles should not be disturbed unless manifestly erroneous, reaffirming that appellate courts should respect trial court findings of fact in the absence of exceptional circumstances. Reliance was placed on established precedent, such as Alwis v. Piyasena Fernando, emphasizing that appellate intervention is unwarranted where no error in the original findings is