Stephan wins his suit against tidewater boats, inc. tidewater's best ground for appeal is the trial court's interpretation of a. the dealings between the parties before the suit. b. what happened to give rise to the dispute. c. the law that applied to the issues in the case. d. the demeanor of the witnesses during the trial.

Stephan wins his suit against tidewater boats, inc. tidewater's best ground for appeal is the trial court's interpretation ofc. the law that applied to the issues in the case. Since the court must have competency and jurisdiction and this only happens when it knows the law involved in the case, otherwise it could not do it and the court would declare itself incompetent.