What is the basis for an appeal?

• A. Court misconduct, or that a finding of fact was entirely unreasonable to make on the evidence
• B. A lack of jurisdiction
• C. A failure to timely file appellate briefs
• D. A request for remand

Answer: (A)

Grounds for appeal come from errors that affect the decision’s validity. The strongest basis described here is when the court engaged in misconduct that violates due process, or when a finding of fact is so unsupported by the evidence that no reasonable person could have reached it—this aligns with the standard that appellate review will not affirm a clearly erroneous factual finding. This combination captures the core ways a judgment can be reversed: inappropriate conduct by the court and a fundamental mismatch between the evidence and what the trial court concluded. The other options involve procedural steps or remedies (lack of jurisdiction, failure to file briefs on time, or a request to remand) rather than reversible error in the decision itself.