Appellate memorandum signature requirement: unsigned grounds are not a mere defect and cannot be entertained.

An appeal memorandum is the formal instrument invoking appellate jurisdiction, and the appellant's signature on the memorandum of grounds is required to authenticate the filing and satisfy appellate procedure. An unsigned memorandum is not treated as a mere technical defect; it fails to meet the mandatory procedural requirement for entertainment of the appeal.

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Issues: Whether an appeal could be entertained when the memorandum of grounds was not signed by the appellant.

Analysis: The memorandum of appeal was treated as the solemn instrument by which a party invokes appellate remedy and attacks the order of the lower authority. The absence of the appellant's signature on the memorandum of grounds was held not to be a mere technical defect. Signature on the memorandum of grounds was considered necessary to ensure authenticity and to satisfy the appellate procedure.

Conclusion: The signature on the memorandum of grounds was held to be mandatory, and an unsigned memorandum of appeal could not be entertained.

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