What is the burden of proving that a superior court's judgment is correct in an appeal?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Rianda v. Foster, B271773 (Cal. App. 2017):
In an appeal, the appellate court is constitutionally required to presume the superior court's judgment correct. (Denham v. Superior Court (1970) 2 Cal.3d 557, 564.) The appellant has the burden of overcoming that presumption by, most fundamentally, providing an adequate record for
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