Louisiana Fuel Supply Co. v. Gunter

AYRES, Judge.

This is an action upon an open account. The minutes of the court reflect that a judgment was “rendered” rejecting plaintiff’s demands. However, no signed judgment appears in the record. In fact, the record reflects the judgment was not signed.

The rule is well established that no appeal lies from a final judgment before it is signed. Until signed, the judgment is inchoate and the appeal is premature. Brock v. Police Jury of Rapides Parish, 198 La. 787, 4 So.2d 829 (1941); Succession of Savoie, 195 La. 433, 196 So. 923, 924 (1940) ; Guidry v. Seacoast Products, Inc., 214 So.2d 904…