Practicing in the Appellate Courts is for the purpose of reviewing trial court judgments to correct of errors committed by the trial court, development of the law, achieve a uniform approach across courts, and the pursuit of justice, more generally. Appellate courts are not a forum to make a new case, but instead they determine if the rulings and judgment of the court below were made correctly.
Grosse Pointe Farms is an upscale suburban city bordering Detroit located in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 9,764 at the 2000 census. It is bordered by Grosse Pointe on the west, Detroit on the north, Grosse Pointe Woods and Grosse Pointe Shores on the northeast, and Lake Saint Clair on the south and east. Lakeshore Drive begins in Grosse Pointe Farms, where, just east of Fisher Rd. , the eastbound driver or pedestrian on Jefferson Ave. descends to lake level, following the curvature of the lakefront to the northeast.