Smith v. Boone

George Rose Smith, Justice.

The appellee, as guardian, obtained a judgment against the appellants_for personal injuries to her minor ward, Dagan Boone. The appellants’ attempted appeal from the judgment must be dismissed, because the notice of appeal, a jurisdictional requirement, was not filed within the time permitted by law.

The judgment was filed in the circuit clerk’s office on September 27,1983. The appellants promptly filed a motion for new trial on October 6. We note in passing that under Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, such a motion in a federal court would have…