Does winning the appeal end the case?
Not necessarily. Sometimes the appellate court will reverse completely, instructing the trial court to enter judgment for the appellant. This could happen, for example, where plaintiff recovered judgment in the trial court but the appellate court holds that plaintiff did not have valid legal grounds to sue in the first place. In that situation, the party who wins the appeal wins the case. Far more frequently, however, the appellate court reverses a judgment or order and remands the case for further proceedings. For instance, if the trial court erred in admitting particular evidence at trial and the appellate court finds that the error was prejudicial, the appellate court will remand the case for a new trial at which that evidence would not be admitted. In these cases, winning the appeal is only winning a battle, not the war. Even where the appellate court reverses completely and instructs the trial court to enter judgment for the appellant, there will be some additional proceedings in
