An appeal is when someone that loses at least part of a case
asks a higher court (called an "Appellate Court") to review the
decision. This is called "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." The
person that appeals is called the "appellant." The other person
is called the "appellee" or "respondent." Generally in an
appeal, a higher court reviews the order or judgment of a lower
court to see if there was enough evidence to support the
judgment or whether errors of law were committed during or
before trial, which prejudiced the appealing party. - If the
original decision was made by the Superior Court in an unlimited
civil case, the appeal is to the Court of Appeals. - If the
decision being appealed from was in a limited civil case or
concerned a misdemeanor or infraction, the appeal is to the
Appellate Division of the Superior Court. Most appeals are
limited to a review of the record from the lower court. Parties
cannot introduce new evidence, but are limited to what was said
and introduced at the original trial. T