In Re State & Regents Building Asbestos Cases

I respectfully dissent and write to express my concern over the majority’s recog*523nition of a right to appeal arising “from principles independent of the appellate rules.” While the majority notes the “confusion” evidenced by the court of appeals, I believe the confusion, if any, may also arise from our failure to consistently apply the rules of appellate procedure relating to jurisdiction and our creation of exceptions to them.

1. There is no constitutional right in this state to appeal in civil cases. In re Appeal of O’Rourke, 300 Minn. 158, 164-65, 220 N.W.2d 811, 815 (1974). Appellate courts…