Lanoue v. Rutland Renovations

Dooley, J.,

¶ 8. dissenting. The majority decision pretends that a troubling change of policy is, in fact, a routine application of settled law. We have never before held that an appeal from the final judgment comes too late only because there was an earlier order giving partial relief. The lesson of this case is that litigants must appeal early and often to be sure they preserve issues on appeal — exactly the wrong message for this Court to be sending.

¶ 9. The majority concludes that Lanoue’s claim was untimely insofar as it was filed more than ten days after the order being appealed was…