What is the impact of a conclusion relied on by the trial court and challenged on appeal but not addressed by the appellate court?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Samara v. Matar, 234 Cal.Rptr.3d 446, 419 P.3d 924, 5 Cal.5th 322 (Cal. 2018):

This case concerns the claim- and issue-preclusive significance, in future litigation, of a conclusion relied on by the trial court and challenged on appeal, but not addressed by the appellate court. We hold that the preclusive effect of the judgment should be evaluated as though the trial court had not relied on the unreviewed ground. Our contrary decision

[419 P.3d 926]

in People v. Skidmore (1865) 27 Cal. 287 ( Skidmore ) is overruled.

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