Vital v. Johnson

OPINION

HAIRE, Presiding Judge.

This appeal is before the court on a sua sponte inquiry into our jurisdiction. See Rueda v. Galvez, 94 Ariz. 131, 382 P.2d 239 (1963). On motion of the appellant, the trial court vacated its original judgment and re-entered judgment so that appellant, who had not been advised by minute entry of the filing of the original judgment, could file a timely notice of appeal from the subsequently entered judgment. We hold that the trial court’s vacation of the original judgment and the re-entry of a new, identical judgment was without legal basis and that the appeal must…