Legal Opinion

Vonsmith v. Vonsmith

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided March 19, 1984No. 45149PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

REINHARD, Judge.

This case comes to the writer on reassignment. Husband was personally served with summons and a petition for dissolution, but filed no responsive pleading. Subsequently, on October 14, 1981, a default judgment was entered against him. Husband neither filed a motion to set aside nor a motion to vacate the decree, but did file a notice of appeal on November 20, 1981.

This court was recently confronted with an appeal from a default judgment in a dissolution proceeding. In Blackmore v. Blackmore, 639 S.W.2d 268 (Mo.App.1982), we recognized the general rule that an appeal may not be…

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2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Charles v. WhiteSupreme Court of Missouri · 1908
  2. State ex rel. McManus v. MuenchSupreme Court of Missouri · 1909
  3. Rook v. John F. Oliver Trucking CompanyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1973
  4. Hinson v. HinsonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1975
  5. Metts v. MettsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1981

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Barney v. SuggsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1985
  2. Hayes v. HayesMissouri Court of Appeals · 1984
  3. Niemann v. KaschMissouri Court of Appeals · 1987
  4. Bank of Brookfield-Purdin, N.A. v. BurnsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1986
  5. Chatman v. Civic Center Corp.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1984

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