Principle

 APPELLATE PRACTICE – Hearing of Appeals – Duty of Appellate Court to Consider Parties’ Briefs – Fair Hearing Requirement

Area of law
APPELLATE PRACTICE
Court
Supreme Court

Fair hearing under the Constitution requires that an appellate court hear and consider arguments on all issues raised before it. Just as a trial court must consider evidence on all joined issues, an appellate court must consider all arguments in parties' briefs. Failure to consider…

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