Schroeder v. Urban

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Miller, J.:

Do the appellate courts have jurisdiction to hear this appeal? The Court of Appeals dismissed for want of jurisdiction and we granted review. The jurisdictional question is the only issue we will decide in this case.

On February 23, 1987, the district court of Thomas County entered judgment against the Urbans, defendants and now appellants. The attorney who represented the Urbans at trial notified them of the judgment, and also declined to represent them on any appeal. On March 23, 1987, 28 days after the entry of judgment, the trial judge…