Malone v. PLH Grp., Inc.

*294Harvey Brown, Justice

Appellate courts have an obligation to consider their jurisdiction even if not raised by the parties. We have determined that we have no jurisdiction to consider the merits of this appeal because the parties engaged in a non-jury trial, one trial judge heard all the contested evidence, and another judge signed the final judgment, making the final judgment void.

We set aside the judgment and remand the case.1

Background

Thomas Malone worked for Power Line Services, Inc. After being terminated without cause, he sought severance pay under the terms of his employment contract.…