Lawrence County ex rel. Tunnell v. Johnson

WESTHUES, Commissioner.

Plaintiff County of Lawrence filed in the circuit court of the county a petition in condemnation to establish a roadway over defendants’ land. Defendants filed a motion to dismiss the petition which was overruled by the trial court and defendants appealed.

We have concluded that there is no final judgment in this case and therefore the appeal is premature.

On the briefs, the caption of the case reads, “County of Lawrence, State of Missouri, On Behalf of Petitioners, W. E. Tunnell et al, Respondents v. Wren Johnson, Venton Johnson, and Neilly Hope, Appellants.” The amended…