Jennings v. Davis

BARTEAU, Judge.

Rex Jennings appeals the judgment of the trial court in favor of Pamela Davis on Davis's complaint for partition. We must dismiss the appeal because Jennings did not file his praccipe in a timely manner.

Indiana Appellate Rule 2(A) states: "The praecipe shall be filed within thirty (80) days after entry of a final judgment.... Unless the praecipe is filed within such time period, the right to an appeal will be forfeited." Timely filing of a praecipe is a jurisdictional prerequisite and when the praecipe has not been timely filed we must dismiss the appeal. CNA Ins. Companies v.…