The phrase "an issue of fact" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in legal or formal contexts to refer to a dispute or question regarding the truth of a particular fact.
Example: "The court must determine whether there is an issue of fact that requires a trial."
Alternatives: "a matter of fact" or "a factual dispute".
Whether someone is subject to detention or restriction on their freedom of movement is an issue of fact and degree.
But the question of admissibility of expert testimony is not such an issue of fact, and is reviewable under the abuse of discretion standard.
There was also, in this ease, an issue of fact, raising the question whether or not the plaintiffs had given up the original guarantee.
The allegation of the indictment that Milnut "is an adulterated article of food, injurious to the public health," tenders an issue of fact to be determined upon evidence.
Subsequently, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals reversed and remanded, pointing out that there was an issue of fact regarding the board's motives.
But the question before us is not foreclosed by the respect to be accorded to a ruling on an issue of fact by the trial court until analysis discloses that the ruling was merely on an issue of fact and that no issue of law was entwined in the ruling.
However, summary judgment is never to be a substitute for trial if there is an issue of material fact.
Baker is not making an issue of the fact that he is in the final year of his contract.
Mr. Scott has eight grand children, and Mr. Sesler has made an issue of the fact that the Senator will be 70 eight days after the election.
In 1990, in Florida, Shrum helped to plan Bill Nelson's gubernatorial-primary run against Lawton Chiles — a campaign that made an issue of the fact that Chiles, who won the primary, had been treated for depression.
