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Appellate Practice

Mar. 3, 2005

'One Final Judgment' Rule Can Complicate Appeal Bid

Focus Column - Appellate Law - By James C. Martin and Andrea M. Schoor - California statutory and case law justifiably provides disappointed litigants with the right to appeal adverse trial court rulings. While it is easy to determine when an adverse ruling has occurred, it is often much more difficult to determine when the right to appeal that ruling arises. Courts of appeal zealously guard their jurisdiction, and the doors to the appellate courts do not swing open unless and until the adverse

        
        Focus Column
        
        Appellate Law
        
        By James C. Martin
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