Contractors Edge, Inc. v. City of Mankato

By the plain words of Minn. R. Civ.App. P. 104.01, subd. 1, the time to appeal from a partial judgment entered as final is 60 days: no ifs, ands, or buts. The deadline starts to run from the entry of judgment if the' district court has made' an express determination that there is no just reason for delay and has directed the entry of final judgment. The deadline starts to run regardless of whether the district court’s express determination was wise or ill-considered. Until today what was a final judgment, for the purpose of appeal and every other purpose, was crystal clear. Because the…