Leave to appeal from a separate question determination will be refused where the appeal would require determination of a factual issue not decided below that also arises at the trial of remaining issues, particularly where that issue was the subject of limited evidence on the separate determination. Findings of fraud made by a trial judge where fraud was not pleaded, raised in argument, or the subject of any submission are not binding on the parties in relation to remaining issues and should not have been made.
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