Legal Opinion

Tillis v. Tillis

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided August 4, 1999No. 22452PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHN E. PARRISH, Judge.

Julia A. Tillis appeals a judgment in which the trial court found certain property was marital property that had not been distributed in an earlier dissolution of marriage action and awarded the property to Lonnie M. Tillis. The appeal must be dismissed.

*120Although neither party has raised an issue concerning appellate jurisdiction, it is this court’s duty to do so sua sponte. McKean v. St. Louis County, 936 S.W.2d 184, 185 (Mo.App.1996). “Where the record on appeal presents a question about a judgment’s finality, the appellate court is obliged to, sua sponte, resolve the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. McKean v. St. Louis CountyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1996
  2. Birdsong v. BydalekMissouri Court of Appeals · 1995
  3. Watson v. MooreMissouri Court of Appeals · 1999

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Wright v. RankinMissouri Court of Appeals · 2003
  2. Peterson v. CookMissouri Court of Appeals · 2001
  3. Burkett v. BurnsMissouri Court of Appeals · 2004

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