Blodgett v. Blodgett

William Blodgett contends that the court of appeals erred in refusing to dismiss Nancy Blodgett's appeal on the basis of her execution of the satisfaction of judgment. For the reasons that follow, we agree with this contention and hold that when Nancy executed the satisfaction of judgment she waived her right to continue her appeal.

It is a well-established principle of law that a satisfaction of judgment renders an appeal from that judgment moot. “ ‘Where the court rendering judgment has jurisdiction of the subject-matter of the action and of the parties, and fraud has not intervened, and the…