Principle

APPELLATE PRACTICE — Preliminary Objection — Mode of Raising — In Respondent’s Brief of Argument — Validity

Area of law
APPELLATE PRACTICE
Court
Supreme Court

A preliminary objection challenging the competence of an appeal may be raised in the respondent's brief. The objection must be clearly stated. The principle promotes efficiency by allowing objections to be raised without separate motions. The court will consider the objection before hearing the appeal…

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