Appellee - Law Dictionary Search Results
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appellee : the party to an appeal arguing that the lower court's judgment was correct and should stand compare appellant ...
Appellee
Appellee, one who is appealed against or accused....
appellant
appellant : a person or party who appeals a court's judgment compare appellee ...
appellate brief
appellate brief Written arguments by counsel required to be filed with appellate court on why the trial court acted correctly (appellee's brief) or incorrectly (appellant's brief). Source: FindLaw ...
bond
bond 1 a : a usually formal written agreement by which a person undertakes to perform a certain act (as appear in court or fulfill the obligations of a contract) or abstain from performing an act (as committing a crime) with the condition that failure to perform or abstain will obligate the person or often a surety to pay a sum of money or will result in the forfeiture of money put up by the person or surety ;also : the money put up NOTE: The purpose of a bond is to provide an incentive for the fulfillment of an obligation. It also provides reassurance that the obligation will be fulfilled and that compensation is available if it is not fulfilled. In most cases a surety is involved, and the bond makes the surety responsible for the consequences of the obligated person's behavior. Some bonds, such as fidelity bonds, function as insurance agreements, in which the surety promises to pay for financial loss caused by the bad behavior of an obligated person or by some contingency over w...
cross-appeal
cross-appeal : an appeal taken by an appellee against the appellant compare counterclaim, cross-action, cross-claim cross-appeal vb ...
respondent
respondent : one who answers or defends in various proceedings: as a : an answering party in an equitable proceeding b : a party against whom a petition (as for a writ of habeas corpus) seeking relief is brought c : an answering party in a proceeding in juvenile court or family court ;specif : a party against whom a divorce proceeding is brought d : a party prevailing at trial who defends the outcome on appeal : appellee ...
Finding mains holding
Finding mains holding, a court properly has find-ings of fact and holdings or conclusions of law. The writer of the following sentence observed the distinctions meticulously. Because we find that the jury's finding of concurrent fault is amply supported by the evidence, we hold that appellee is entitled to full indemnity.In appellate courts, properly, only holding are affirmed, whereas factual findings are disturbed only when clearly erroneous, against the great weight of the evidence, etc., depending on the standard of review. Generally, it is not correct for an appellate Court to say that it affirms a finding of fact, Uttam Singh Duggal & Sons. v. Union of India, AIR 2002 Del 471....
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