When the result of a lawsuit at the trial court level is appealed,the successful party in the trial court is called the _____.
A) appellee
B) appellant
C) counterplaintiff
D) counterdefendant
E) petitioner

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When the result of a lawsuit at the trial court level is appealed, the party appealing is usually referred to as the appellant, and the successful party in the trial court is called the appellee. Most jurisdictions, in publishing decisions of reviewing courts, list the appellant first and the appellee second, even though the appellant may have been the defendant in a trial court.

When the Result of a Lawsuit at the Trial Court