Principle

APPELLATE PRACTICE — Duty of Intermediate Appellate Court — Obligation to Consider All Issues Canvassed

Area of law
APPELLATE PRACTICE
Court
Supreme Court

Intermediate appellate courts should consider all issues, even after deciding jurisdiction. The principle applies to appellate practice. If the jurisdictional ruling is reversed, other issues are already resolved. The rule promotes judicial efficiency. The court will not leave issues undecided. The principle is well-established.

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