What is the appellant's burden of demonstrating prejudicial error to the appellate court?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Los v. West, G052721 (Cal. App. 2018):

And, because trial court orders and judgments are presumed correct, it is the appellant who bears the burden of demonstrating prejudicial error to the appellate court. "It is appellant's burden to affirmatively demonstrate error and where the evidence is in conflict, we will affirm the trial court's findings. [Citation.] We presume the trial court's order was correct and indulge all presumptions and intendments in its favor on matters as to which it is silent." (Williams v. Russ (2008) 167 Cal.App.4th 1215, 1224.)

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