Transit Casualty Co. v. Transit Casualty Co.

I concur in the majority’s analysis and conclusion on the merits of the case, but I write separately to suggest a different approach to the “final judgment” issue.

Section 512.020, RSMo 1994, governs appeals in civil cases generally and gives a right to appeal to any party “aggrieved” by a final judgment of the trial court. The majority correctly determines that Pulitzer is an aggrieved party because its “attempt to unseal public records in which it has a legal right was denied.” This is tacit recognition that Pulitzer has a corresponding cause of action, ancillary to the underlying…