Principle

APPELLATE PRACTICE — Right of Appeal — Party Not Affected by Decision — No Right of Appeal

Area of law
APPELLATE PRACTICE
Court
Supreme Court

Only a party adversely affected by a decision has the right to appeal. A person who is not affected, not adjudged a contemnor, not convicted, not sentenced, and whose legal rights are not interfered with has no standing to appeal. The principle prevents frivolous appeals…

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