Estate of Ristroph v. Ristroph

MAXWELL, J.,

for the Court:

HI. Our appellate courts have held that parties may only appeal from a final judgment.1 “A final, appealable judgment is one that ‘adjudicates the merits of the controversy which settles all issues as to all the parties’ and requires no further action by the [trial] court.”2 Absent an express certification by the trial judge that there is “no just reason for delay” and an explicit direction “for the entry of the judgment,” an appeal from a judgment resolving less than all issues or claims against all parties cannot be taken.3

¶ 2. This case concerns a probate…