How does the Court of Appeal review decisions of the administrative and trial courts?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Everhealth Foundation, Inc. v. Department of Health Services, 168 Cal.App.3d 708, 214 Cal.Rptr. 336 (Cal. App. 1985):
If the facts are in dispute and no fundamental vested right is involved, the appellate court reviews the entire record to determine if substantial evidence exists to support the administrative and trial court decisions. (Bixby v. Pierno (1971) 4 Cal.3d 130, 144, 149, 93 Cal.Rptr. 234, 481 P.2d 242.)
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