Is a failure to raise a point in the trial court a waiver?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Faulk v. Goldberg (In re Marriage of Goldberg), B292771 (Cal. App. 2020):
"As a general rule, failure to raise a point in the trial court constitutes . . . waiver and appellant is estopped to raise that objection on appeal." (Redevelopment Agency v. City of Berkeley (1978) 80 Cal.App.3d 158, 167.) "And whether the general rule shall be applied is largely a question of the appellate court's discretion." (Ibid.)
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