Turudic v. Stephens

Defendants move to dismiss plaintiffs’ appeal on the ground that the notice of appeal was not timely filed. We deny the motion.

Following a trial without a jury, on October 2,1996, the trial court entered judgment in plaintiffs’ favor in part and in defendants’ favor in part. On October 14, plaintiffs filed a “motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict,” contending that the trial court’s decision was “against the weight of the evidence.” Defendants responded that, because the case was tried to the court, the motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict was inappropriate. In the…