What is the test for appellate review of a judgment or order of the trial court?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Schmidt v. Serv. Corp. Int'l, B242154 (Cal. App. 2013):

The basic rule of appellate review is that the judgment or order of the trial court is presumed to be correct and error must be affirmatively shown. (Denham v. Superior Court (1970) 2 Cal.3d 557, 564.)

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