public interest exception

public-interest exception. The principle that an appellate court may consider and decide a moot case — although such decisions are generally prohibited — if (1) the case involves a question of considerable public importance, (2) the question is likely to arise in the future, and (3) the question has evaded appellate review. [Cases: Appeal and Error 781(1); Federal Courts 723. C.J.S. Appeal and Error § 33.]

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