Snell v. McCarty

GORDON, Justice:

The issue in this case is if an appeal after a minute entry order granting the defendant-appellees’ motion to dismiss but prior to the procurement of Rule 54(b), Rules of Civil Procedure 1 determination and judgment will vest jurisdiction in the appellate court. The Court of Appeals dismissed, as premature, the appeal from the minute entry and denied a Motion for Rehearing. This Court, granting appellant’s petition for review pursuant to Rule 23, Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure, vacates the order of dismissal and reinstates the appeal for consideration of the merits. The…