Author Question: If the title of an appellate court case appears as Jones v. Smith, A)then it is correct to say that ... (Read 77 times)

renzo156 · **on:** Jun 24, 2018

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.

Question 2

A tenancy with no fixed duration is a
A) month to month tenancy.
B) tenancy at will.
C) periodic tenancy.
D) tenancy for years.