Have you received an unfavorable jury verdict or judge’s order in a West Palm Beach will contest? Are you rearing up for an appeal? Before you do you ma y want to learn a little bit more about West Palm Beach appeals. Also you may want to see what can happen when a judge just does not buy your story.
Appealing an Order
- The first step is to get an appealable order do you know what you can appeal?
- The general rule is you need a final order but what is a final order?
- Generally it is an order that disposes of the entire case not just one issue.
- There are exceptions to for example you can appeal an injunction or order on venue immediately.
- What is next?
- You will want to win your appeal of course so make sure you have adequate grounds.
Proper Grounds for Appeal
- Often clients think that just because the law was not in their favor that it has to be wrong.
- More so they forget how much discretion a trial court has.
- For example if a law says something has to be reasonable who decides what reasonable is?
- A West Palm Beach trial judge does and if you do not agree that it probably not grounds for an appeal.
Turnberry Ltd. V. Weiner: Failing to Make the Case
- Are you prepared to make the case to the appeals court?
- In a recent case out of the Third District Court of Appeals a real estate company appealed a judgment.
- The court noted that they sided with the trial judge and his reasoning because the appellants did not persuade them.
- If you do not have grounds for a case do not bring it!
- Experienced Palm Beach probate litigators can tell you that appeals are expensive and should not be entered into on a whim.
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