Schultz v. Hinshaw

The sole question presented here is whether a superior court judge can rule upon matters of appellate jurisdiction.

The procedural chronology is as follows. On November 5, 1971, a lawsuit was filed by respondents Hinshaw and Gibson against the petitioners. The case was tried to the ■court on June 29, 1972, and thereafter on August 29th a “Partial Judgment” was entered. The court made certain express findings of fact and conclusions of law as to the relationship of the respective litigants and referred the matter to a master for accounting purposes.

A subsequent motion for new trial was filed…