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12 results for “Chapter 42: Appeals”
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42-1
42-1. An appeal is the transfer to a higher court of a judicial case on which judgment has been rendered in a lower court, and is allowable only …
42-4
42-4. Notice of appeal may be given the court before its adjournment. Written notice of appeal, with supporting reasons, shall be filed by the appellant with both the …
42-6
42-6. Notice of appeal shall have the effect of suspending the judgment of the lower court until the case has been finally decided in the higher court. However, …
42-3
42-3. The grounds of appeal are such as the following: any irregularity in the proceedings of the lower court; refusal of reasonable indulgence to a party on trial; …
42-2
42-2. The only parties entitled to an appeal are those who have submitted to a regular trial, those appealing a censure in a BCO 38-1 case without process, …
42-8
42-8. After a higher court has decided that an appeal is in order and should be entertained by the court, the court shall hear the case, or in …
42-11
42-11. An appellant shall be considered to have abandoned his appeal if he fails to appear before the higher court, in person or by counsel, for a hearing …
42-12
42-12. If an appellant manifests a litigious or otherwise un-Christian spirit in the prosecution of his appeal, he shall receive a suitable rebuke by the appellate court.
42-5
42-5. It shall be the duty of the clerk of the lower court to file with the clerk of the higher court, not more than thirty (30) days …
42-7
42-7. If a lower court shall neglect to send up “the Record of the Case” or any part of it, to the injury of the appellant, it shall …