Schueck Steel, Inc. v. McCarthy Bros. Co.

Robert H. Dudley, Justice.

Appellant Schueck Steel, Inc. filed suit to foreclose, a lien against appellee McCarthy Brothers Company. The trial court granted a default judgment against appellee. Later, the trial court set aside the default judgment. Appellant appeals, contending that the trial court erred in setting aside the default judgment. We dismiss the appeal because the setting aside of a default judgment is not a final judgment by the trial court. Ark. R. App. P. 2.

We have frequently held that we will not decide the merits of an appeal when the order appealed is not a final one. Fratesi…