Franken v. Carpenter

GEORGE P.-ADAMS, Special Judge.

Defendant-landowner appeals from an adverse -judgment for $4,640.00 and a mechanic’s lien against her land in favor of plaintiff-contractor, entered pursuant to a jury’s verdict.

The jury’s verdict and the judgment below did not dispose of a counterclaim filed by defendant. Even though neither of the parties has raised the point, we are obliged to determine sua sponte, whether we have appellate jurisdiction. Bennett v. Wood, Mo., 239 S.W.2d 325, 328(4); Collier et al. v. Smith et al., Mo.App., 292 S.W.2d 627, 631(5). Having concluded that the appeal is premature,…