In claims under s 7(3) of the Motor Vehicle (Third Party Insurance) Act 1943 (WA) involving unidentified vehicles, the [name withheld] principle requires careful scrutiny of the plaintiff's evidence but does not impose a corroboration requirement. Where the plaintiff's honesty is not challenged and there are no independently proven facts contradicting the account, a trial judge's acceptance of uncorroborated evidence will not be disturbed on appeal unless the findings are glaringly improbable or contrary to compelling inferences.
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