Young v. Di Ferrante

In this appeal from a dismissal for want of prosecution, at the threshold we must determine whether the appellants timely perfected this appeal to vest this court with appellate jurisdiction. The appellants did not verify their motion to reinstate following the dismissal for want of prosecution and we conclude that they did not support their motion to reinstate with a sufficient substitute for verification. As a result, their motion to reinstate did not extend the timetable for filing a notice of appeal. Because the appellants did not timely file their notice of appeal, we dismiss for lack of…