Associates Finance Corporation v. Scott

MOLLOY, Judge.

Appellees, plaintiffs below, have moved this court to dismiss an appeal brought by the defendant, appellant herein, on the ground that the appeal was not timely and that therefore this court lacks jurisdiction to entertain the appeal.

It is well-settled that where an appeal is not timely filed, the appellate court acquires no jurisdiction other than to dismiss the attempted appeal. Harbel Oil Company v. Steele, 80 Ariz. 368, 298 P.2d 789 (1956); Bergman v. Bergman, 1 Ariz. App. 209, 401 P.2d 163 (1965).

A jury verdict against appellant (defendant below) was rendered on April 5,…