Johnson v. Nelson

OPINION

Appellee’s motion to dismiss this appeal raises the question of whether a signed minute entry constitutes an appealable order. We hold that it does not.

The appeal arises out of post-divorce proceedings instituted by the appellee, Regina Johnson, to obtain payment of delinquent child support. A judgment was entered in favor of appellee on April 3, 1980. Appellant subsequently filed a “petition for reconsideration and motion for new trial”. On May 5,1980, the trial judge dictated and signed a two-page minute entry denying the motion. The minute entry order further awarded an additional…