Fallin v. McClain

This appeal must be dismissed because, for lack of a final judgment, it is premature. “A judgment is the final determination of the right of the parties in the action.” § 511.020.1 With exceptions not applicable here, § 512.020 requires, as a predicate for an appeal, “any final judgment in the case.”

“[N]o matter how many counts there may be in a petition, there can be but one final judgment in the case. That judgment may be for one party on one count, and for the other party on the other count, but it must all be expressed in one judgment.” Russell v. St. Louis & Suburban Ry. Co., 154 Mo.…