Supreme Court Rules

First Adopted: February 01, 1972

Most Recently Effective: January 01, 1980

Rule 81 | Rules of Civil Procedure | Rules Governing Civil Procedure in the Circuit Courts | Appeals

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 February 1, 1972, effective September 1, 1972. Amended June 13, 1979, corrected July 27, 1979, effective January 1, 1980.)
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