Estate of McCormack v. McCormack

KAROHL, Presiding Judge.

In this appeal we are asked to decide whether the court correctly dismissed plaintiff estate’s “First Amended Petition To Discover Assets.” We find that the judgment is not a final judgment. We sustain respondents’ motion to dismiss the appeal as premature.

The right to appeal is purely statutory. Plaza Point Investments, Inc. v. Dunnaway, 637 S.W.2d 303, 305-06 (Mo.App.1982). Section 512.020 RSMo 1978 permits an appeal only from a final judgment disposing of all parties and all issues. Hill v. Boles, 583 S.W.2d 141, 147 (Mo. banc 1979). As we view this case the ruling…