Stellwagen v. Gates

CROW, Presiding Judge.

This appeal must be dismissed as premature in that there is no final judgment.

Plaintiff David Stellwagen filed suit against defendant Barbara Gates on May 14, 1987, in the Associate Division of the Circuit Court of Lawrence County for personal injuries allegedly sustained by him when he was struck by a motor vehicle operated by her. Inasmuch as plaintiff’s petition prayed for judgment in the sum of $7,500 and costs, the case fell within the class of cases described in subdivision “(1)” of subsection “2” of § 478.225, RSMo 1986, which became effective January 1, 1987.…