| Question And Answer | |
|---|---|
| Subject: | APPELLATE |
| Category: | General Law |
| Querist: | Lance Armstrong Costello |
| Answered by: | Research Team |
| Tags: | not argued |
| Date: | August 13, 2022 |
Hello:
I am representing myself in a civil case and have appealed a lower court’s decision to the NH Supreme Court. The reason that I am reaching out to you is to obtain a definition of a legal term as it would relate to my appeal.
The NHSC has sent me concerning my case a terse legal term, That term is: “not argued”. Please explain the significance of that term in the appeal process,
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Lance Costello
Not argued means the contention is not raised at the time of hearing before the competent Authority. Normally the Appellate Forum will not entertain a arguments on facts if it is not argued before the lower Authorities, however if it is pure question of law the Competent court is bound to entertain. Unless one study the facts of the case it may be difficult to explain under what circumstances the Competent Court has passed the order .