Brandon v. Cox

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• holding that a motion to reconsider did not preserve a point for appellate review where the trial court did not have the opportunity to rule on the motion
• stating that a motion for reconsideration does not preserve arguments for appeal where the appellant fails to obtain a ruling
• noting the need “to protect the trial court from appeals based upon undisclosed grounds” (internal quotation marks omitted)
• interpreting Rule 5:25, the equivalent of Rule 5A:18 in the Supreme Court’s rules
• motion for reconsideration does not preserve arguments for appeal where appellant failed to obtain a ruling
• “The statute and [contemporaneous objection] rule have been interpreted to mean that a party must state the grounds for an objection so that the trial judge may understand the precise question or questions he is called upon to decide.” (emphasis added

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