Definition and Citations:
A decision upon a question of fact reached as the result of a judicial examinationor investigation by a court, jury, referee, coroner, etc. Williams v. Giblin, 86Wis. 648. 57 N. W. 1111; Rhodes v. United States Bank, 66 Fed. 514, 13 C. C. A. 612,34 L. R. A. 742.