Specificity Required for Appellate Review of Civil Decisions

A party filing an appeal pursuant to $\S 260$ of the Civil Procedure Code must substantiate their arguments by specifically addressing and demonstrating the flaws in the challenged lower court decision, as unargued grounds of the prior ruling are deemed accepted. The appellate court's review is strictly limited to the arguments presented in the appeal brief and response, and a mere reference to the submissions made in the court of first instance is generally insufficient to meet this requirement for reasoned argumentation.