Which option best defines a 'question of fact'?

• A. An issue involving application of law.
• B. A matter of courtroom procedure.
• C. An issue involving resolution of a factual dispute.
• D. A question about the judge's personal conduct.

Answer: (C)

A question of fact focuses on what actually happened in the case and requires the finder of fact to resolve a dispute about the truth based on the evidence presented. This is exactly about resolving a factual dispute, which is why that description is the best fit. Questions about application of law look at how the rules should be applied to the facts and are decided by the judge. Procedural questions concern the steps and rules governing the conduct of the trial. A question about the judge's personal conduct is not about the case facts at all; it concerns behavior rather than evidentiary facts.