Mattson v. Underwriters at Lloyds of London

OPINION

SIMONETT, Justice.

This case presents issues about the finality of an appellate court decision. We *718agree with the trial court, which certified this matter to us, that the court of appeals decision finally concluded the litigation in this case and that the trial court is without jurisdiction to entertain plaintiff-appellants’ post-appeal motion for summary judgment.

We begin by briefly describing the litigation up to the time of the court of appeals decision. In June 1977 Glenn D. Mattson and members of his family obtained a personal injury dramshop judgment against Car-Del, Inc., a…