First State Bank of Joplin v. Brown

The transcript on appeal as approved by the parties,1 reveals the following chronology:

August 20, 1976 — The jury returned its verdict finding the issues in favor of the plaintiff and the court entered its minutes recasting, in summary, the case events of the day.

September S, 1976 — Defendant’s motion for a new trial was filed.

October 12, 1976 — Motion for a new trial was denied.

October 14, 1976 — Defendant filed notice of appeal “from the Judgment entered in this action on the 12th day of October, 1976.”

First we observe that no judgment was entered on October 12 as stated in the notice of…