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		Section/Rule:	81.03
Subject:	Rule 81 - Rules of Civil Procedure - Rules Governing Civil Procedure in the Circuit Courts - Appeals	Publication / Adopted Date:	June 13, 1979
Topic:	Designation of Parties on Appeal	Revised / Effective Date:	January 1. 1980

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81.03. Designation of Parties on Appeal

The party appealing shall be known as the appellant and the adverse party as the respondent, but the title of the action shall not be changed in consequence of the appeal. Whenever the words "appellant" and "respondent" appear in these Rules, they shall be taken to mean and include other parties occupying like positions in a case.

(Adopted June 13, 1979, eff. Jan. 1, 1980.)