Principle

APPELLATE PRACTICE – Defective Notice of Appeal – Effect of Amendment

Area of law
APPELLATE PRACTICE
Court
Supreme Court

A notice of appeal with no competent or valid ground is fundamentally defective. Filing amended grounds out of time cannot cure the defect. The original notice must have at least one valid ground to support the appeal. If the original notice is a nullity, no…

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