California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Surety Ins. Co., 143 Cal.Rptr. 661, 77 Cal.App.3d 533 (Cal. App. 1978):
[77 Cal.App.3d 537] However, "The (trier of fact) is not bound to believe even the uncontradicted testimony of a particular witness, especially where the statements are self-serving and the (trier of fact) has reason to believe that other testimony of the witness is untruthful." (De Mond v. Superior Court, 57 Cal.2d 340, 345, 19 Cal.Rptr. 313, 315, 368 P.2d 865, 867.)
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