Edwards v. Woods

Appellee Woods did not cross-appeal. The majority’s disposition of this case, making it possible for the appellee to improve her position, vitiates the cross-appeal rule in this jurisdiction and remands the case under circumstances in which we should finally and equitably resolve this complex litigation.

Not having appealed, appellee Woods must be held to have accepted the trial court’s resolution of the matter, pursuant to which she was held to be a joint owner of the disputed property. As such, and as the majority recognizes with convincing citation (see page 783, supra), she cannot attack…