Wieners v. Doe

JAMES K PREWITT, Judge.

Director of Revenue (“Director”) seeks to appeal from three judgments in favor of plaintiffs and against defendants denominated as “John Doe.” Darold Wieners (“Respondent Wieners”) and Chris Adam-son (“Respondent Adamson”) have filed a motion to dismiss the appeal, asserting that Director has no standing to appeal. We agree that the appeals must be dismissed, but we base it on grounds other than those urged in the motion and do not reach the grounds stated by plaintiffs.

It is this court’s duty to ascertain whether it has jurisdiction of the case even if not raised by…