Erickson v. Lockhart

REINHARD, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff D. L. Erickson and plaintiff-m-tervenor Alternative Industries, Inc., appeal from the trial court’s order denying their motion to permit D. L. Erickson, a non-lawyer, to act as counsel for Alternative Industries, Inc. D. L. Erickson is the sole stockholder and director of Alternative Industries, Inc.

The trial court designated its order as final for the purposes of appeal. However, the right of appeal is provided by law, and the trial court cannot extend that right. State ex rel. State Highway Comm. v. Armacost Motors, Inc., 502 S.W.2d 330, 332 (Mo.1973).…