Category: Alternative grounds for affirmance

  • Lack of Standing as an Unpreserved Alternative Ground for Affirmance 

    In North Branford Citizens Against Bulk Propane Storage v. Town of North Branford et al., the Connecticut Appellate Court considered a plaintiff-association’s challenge to a zoning regulation amendment that allowed the construction of a bulk propane storage facility in North Branford.   In resolving the appeal, the Appellate Court relied on an unpreserved alternative ground for […]

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  • Why Alternative Grounds for Affirmance Matter for Appellees

    What happens when the trial court’s reasoning falters on appeal? For appellees, alternative grounds for affirmance can save the day.  Appellees must consider all possible bases for affirmance, including those not relied on by the trial court. By raising and briefing alternative grounds, appellees provide appellate courts with additional paths to uphold a decision.  The […]

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