City of Preston v. Baxter

JOHNSON, Justice.

This case is before the Court on the sole issue of the timeliness of the appeal. The only question presented is whether the trial court’s memorandum, decision and order included a specific direction as to the judgment to be entered. We hold that it did and dismiss the appeal as it relates to the memorandum, decision and order.

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THE BACKGROUND AND PRIOR PROCEEDINGS.

In June 1990, this case was tried before the trial court without a jury. Following post-trial procedures, the trial court issued a “Memorandum, Decision and Order” on August 2, 1990. The trial court stated that the…