Case Name: David Ray STUCKEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Sam STUCKEY, Defendant-Respondent
Court: Missouri Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Missouri
Decision Date: 1982-01-29
Citations: 628 S.W.2d 406
Docket Number: No. 12554
Parties: David Ray STUCKEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Sam STUCKEY, Defendant-Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter Second Series
Volume: 628
Pages: 406–407

Head Matter:
David Ray STUCKEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Sam STUCKEY, Defendant-Respondent.
No. 12554.
Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Division Three.
Jan. 29, 1982.
John P. Heisserer, Thomas L. Arnold, P. C., Benton, for plaintiff-appellant.
David E. Blanton, Blanton, Rice, Sickal, Gilmore & Winchester, Sikeston, for defendant-respondent.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Defendant filed a motion for directed verdict at the close of plaintiff's case in this personal injury action. The court sustained the motion and made a docket entry to that effect. The record reflects the entry of no judgment for defendant consistent with the bare docket entry ruling the motion. Such recital does not constitute a final judgment nor an otherwise appealable order. § 512.-020, RSMo 1978; Herndon v. Ford, 470 S.W.2d 168 (Mo.App.1971). The prematurity of this appeal goes to appellate jurisdiction which this court has a duty to ascertain sua sponte. City of Sikeston v. Missouri Utilities Co., 526 S.W.2d 401 (Mo.App.1975).
The appeal is dismissed.