Principle

APPELLATE PRACTICE — Cross-Appeal — Requirement of Leave to File Cross-Appeal and Consequence of Non-Compliance

Area of law
APPELLATE PRACTICE
Court
Supreme Court

Leave is required to file a cross-appeal; non-compliance renders the cross-appeal incompetent. Due process of law includes obtaining necessary leave. The principle applies to appellate practice. Counsel's concession of failure to obtain leave confirms incompetence. The court cannot hear an incompetent cross-appeal. Proper initiation of…

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