Oestreicher v. American National Stores, Inc.

COPELAND, Justice.

Did the Court of Appeals err in dismissing plaintiff’s appeal because it was not a final judgment?

To properly evaluate this question, we must determine the true meaning of General Statutes 1A-1, Rule 54(b) which reads as follows:

“ (b) Judgment upon multiple claims or involving multiple parties. — When more than one claim for relief is presented in an action, whether as a claim, counterclaim, crossclaim, or third-party claim, or when multiple parties are involved, the court may enter a final judgment as to one or more but fewer than all of the claims or parties only if there…