O'CONNELL v. Heisdorf

The plaintiff, Brian J. O’Connell appeals from a Powell County District Court judgment quieting title to certain mining properties in favor of the defendants, Joseph Heisdorf, et al. and declaring O’Connell’s mining claims to be void. O’Connell has challenged the sufficiency of the evidence. We dismiss the appeal because the notice of appeal was filed too late, thereby depriving this court of jurisdiction.

Our discussion is limited to the procedural defects upon which we base the dismissal. There are three defects, any one of which requires a dismissal for lack of jurisdiction.

The original…