If the Title of an Appellate Court Case Appears as Jones

question 37

Multiple Choice

If the title of an appellate court case appears as Jones v.Smith,

• A)then it is correct to say that Jones is the plaintiff and Smith is the defendant.
• B)it means that Smith won the trial court decision.
• C)you cannot determine which party is the plaintiff,because when a defendant loses a trial and files an appeal,some courts (but not all)reverse the names of the parties.
• D)the trial judge was Jones and the appellate judge is Smith.

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