Kesai v. Almand

The issues raised in this appeal are procedurally barred due to the absence of an effective notice of appeal. As a result, the appeal must be dismissed, and I respectfully dissent from the majority’s decision to consider the merits of this ease despite a fatal defect in the notice of appeal.

Attorney Ken Swindle purports to appeal from an order entered by the Washington County Circuit Court assessing costs personally and solely against Swindle following the taking of a voluntary nonsuit by Swindle’s client, Kojleb Kesai, who had filed a claim for personal injury. The initial notice of appeal…