Glossary · Civil Procedure
Reversed
- Type
- Glossary
- Jurisdiction
- National
- Date
- 2026-09-23
- Topic
- Civil Procedure
An appellate court has set aside the judgment of the lower court in the same case, deciding it the other way. Reversal is part of a case's own history (what happened to that case on appeal), unlike overruling, which is what a different, later case does to a precedent.
Definition
An appellate court has set aside the judgment of the lower court in the same case, deciding it the other way. Reversal is part of a case's own history (what happened to that case on appeal), unlike overruling, which is what a different, later case does to a precedent.
Reversed. An appellate court has set aside the judgment of the lower court in the same case, deciding it the other way. Reversal is part of a case's own history (what happened to that case on appeal), unlike overruling, which is what a different, later case does to a precedent. Example: The trial court's dismissal was reversed on appeal and the case was sent back for trial.