Section 2.20 Timing of the Appeal

• Library: App Ct Prac 2015 Supp

2. (§2.20) Timing of the Appeal

Rule: A judgment certified as final under Rule 74.01(b) becomes final for purposes of appeal when 30 days expires if no authorized after-trial motion is filed, or on the date of disposition of such a motion.

Missouri courts have squarely held that Rule 75.01 applies to judgments designated as final under Rule 74.01(b). Thus, the judgment is not final for purposes of appeal until 30 days have passed, and the notice of appeal may be filed within 10 days thereafter. Tudor v....